VOL. LIX, NO. 22 FEBRUARY 10, 1996
NUMBER ONES
POP SINGLE
One Sweet Day Mariah Carey (Columbia)
URBAN SINGLE
Not Gon’ Cry Mary J. Blige (Arista)
RAP SINGLE
Tonight’s The Night Kris Kross
(Ruffhouse/Columbia)
COUNTRY SINGLE
(If Your Not...) I’m Outta... Shania Twain (Mercury)
POP ALBUM
\Aifeiiting To Exhale Soundtrack (Arista)
R&B ALBUM
V\;feiiting To Exhale Soundtrack (Arista)
JAZZ ALBUM
Breathless Kenny G (Arista)
COUNTRY ALBUM
The VVsman In Me Shania Twain (Mercury)
POSITIVE COUNTRY
LookVWio’s Laughing Manuel Family Band (Manuel Family)
LATIN ALBUMS
Abriendo Puertas Gloria Estefan (Sony)
THE ENTERTAINMENT TRADE MAGAZINE
Cover Story
All About The Good News
Black gospel music has been filtering into the mainstream of the music industry in recent years, which is Good News to the bottom line of this culturally rich genre, and the artists and labels — both independent and major — are beginning to realize more than spiritual rewards for their testimony. A wider variety of contemporary musical expression and more conventional marketing techniques, leading to increased prime time airplay and more visibility at retail, are blessedly boosting the geme’s dominion. Cash Box urban editor Gil Robertson IV communes on the subject and also chats with platinum selling Gospo-Centric artist Kirk Franklin.
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CONTENTS
COLUMNS
EastAA/est 4
The Rhythm & The Rhyme 12&13
Latin Lowdown 14
CHARTS
Top 100 Pop Singles 6
Top 100 Pop Albums 8
Top 100 Urban Single 10
Top 75 R&B Albums 12
Top 25 Rap Singles 13
Top 40 Latin Albums 15
Top 15 Weekly Film Grosses 16
Top 100 Country Singles 20
Top 75 Country Albums 23
CMT Top 12 Video Countdown 24
Top 40 Positive Country Singles 25
DEPARTMENTS
Industry News 3
Pop Reviews 6, 8
Urban Reviews 11,13
Latin RevievA/s 14
Film, Book Reviews 16,17
UK 18
Country/Positive Country 20-25
Coin Machine 26
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Smews
Lead Story
Outpost In With Geffen
Outpost Recordings, the new venture under the v^ing of Oeffen Records, is (l-r): Andy Gershon, Mark Williams and Scott Litt.
I'HE TRIUMVIRATE of manager Andy Gershon, producer Scott Litt and A&R executive Mark Williams will lead Outpost Recordings, a new alternative-driven record company that has entered a five year, worldwide distribution partnership with Geffen Records.
The deal brings to Geffen, which is distributed by the ever-evolving MCA Music Entertainment Group, executive talent associated with some of the most formidable alternative rock acts on the scene.
Gershon was most recently a partner at Coffer/Gershon Management, which guided the careers of acts such as Smashing Pumpkins, The Sundays, Cocteau Twins, Swell and veteran act Bryan Ferry. Producer Litt has to his credit five albums by alternative godfathers R.E.M. and has worked on recordings by Nirvana, Patti Smith, Indigo Girls, The Replacements, .luliana Hatfield, New Order and Liz Phair. He also has mixed music for Hole, Counting Crows, U2, Whitney Houston and the Pixies. As a vice president of A&R at Virgin Records, Williams signed acts such as Smashing Pumpkins, Cracker and Geraldine Fibbers while also working with Bob Mould, Divinyls and Ziggy Marley.
While each member of the trio has built their reputation dealing directly with the talent, and will continue to do so under the Outpost banner, there will be a division of labor if not the traditional executive titles. Litt will continue to produce records and sign artists. Williams will handle A&R administration functions and interface with Geffen on marketing matters. Gershon will work in marketing while overseeing the daily business aspects of the venture .
Ed Rosenblatt, Geffen’s chairman/CEO, commented: “These three are major talents, with a wealth of experience and track records to be proud of. The combination of a manager, a producer and an A&R person, all at the top of their fields, has the makings of a really special record company.”
LaFace In Olympics
SUPERSTAR TRIO Gloria Estefan, Antonio “L.A.” Reid and Kenneth “Babyface” Edmonds announced jointly at the Atlanta Committee for the Olympic Games (ACOG), plans for an R&B/pop compilation album. Rhythm Of The Games, to be issued by LaFace Records and the 1996 Olympic Games. The album, which will feature Estefan, Toni Braxton, Edmonds, Boyz H Men, Luther Vandross, R. Kelly, Vanessa Williams and Tevin Campbell, IS one of five compilation albums that will help support ACOG and U.S. Olympic Committee programs.
Rhyihtn Of The Games, which will be released in April, was previewed for the press as Reid and Edmonds presented three songs, including Estefan’s
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I Craig Lambert has been named sr. vp at Epic Re- cords where he will now oversee promotion activi- ties and handle other man- agement duties. Lambert
comes to Epic from Elektra Entertainment Group, where he served as exec vp since 1994. From 1992 until joining EEG, he was exec, vp of East/West Records, and prior to that was sr. vp of promotion at Atco Records. I LaVerne Evans has beer promoted to vp of of legal and business affairs. North America and associate general counsel for BMG Entertain- ment. In her expanded role she will provide legal and business affairs support to BMG Entertainment, North America corporate unit and continue to provide coun- sel in corporate and policy areas. Evans has held a pair of vp posts with the company and prior to joining BMG was with Sony Music Entertainment. B Lionel Ride- nour vp of R&B promotion at Arista Records. Ride- nour will be responsible for setting up strategies for new releases on Arista, LaFace, Rowdy and BadBoy record labels, while playing an active role in the development of airplay on BET. He began his career at Arista in 1993, [uior to that serving as West Coast promotion manager for Capitol Records in 1992 and as national director of rap promotion from 1989 to 1 99 1 . B Reprise Records has named Gary Briggs vp of artist development. Briggs began his career in 1979 in the retail sector before becoming a Warner Bros. Records local promotion rep in 1984 in the San Fran- cisco area, and in 1991 he moved on to the Reprise Records promotion staff covering the .same region. He moved to the company’s Burbank, CA headquarters in 1993 as director of rock promotion and in 1995 became director in artist development. B .Joanne Oriti has been named director of communications for Sony Music Entertainment, where she will help develop and implement the department’s internal and external media relations objectives and oversee SME’s charitable contributions to various industry and non-industry organi- zations. Oriti also will supervise communications event planning and special projects. Since 1993 she served as manager for SME’s communications unit, and in 1990 joined the publicity department of Columbia Records, an SME label. B Capitol Records has named Donna Ross national director of alternative sales. The new job calls for her to be primarily responsible for sales of the label’s growing catalog of alternative music at independent retail accounts, working closely with the CEMA distribution arm’s four regional marketing managers. Ross served as national director of sales and marketing for Caroline Distribution prior to joining Capitol. B The EMI-Capitol Music Group North America has made a couple of appointments. Gary Morgen- stein has been named the company’s director of corporate comm mications, and will be responsible for working with national, regional and local consumer and trade media while preparing and servicing executive and company announcements, composing speeches and other administrative duties, he comes to the new post from the position of manager of media relations for ABC News. Victoria Kahn has joined EMI as manager of corporate communications. Kahn will coordinate public relations campaigns, interface with labels, vendors and press as well as handle event logistics. Kahn previously held a managerial position in international relations, over- seeing public relations, communications and marketing activities. EMI also has named Bill Hearn president/CEO of the EMI Christian Music Group. Hearn, who is president of Sparrow Records and heads up Star Song Records, will now oversee all activities pertaining to EMI’s Christian music product. His father Billy Ray Hearn will continue as chairman of the group and will work on long-range planning.
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INDUSTRY BUZZ
EAST
COAST
Columbia recording act The Presidents Of The United States Of America, which recently earned a Grammy nomination for Best Alternative Music Performance and is marshaling support for the new single “Peaches,” had its self-titled debut album certified platinum by the RIAA. Pictured during a presentation celebration at the label’s New York offices are (l-r): Staci Slater, manager of The Talent House; Michele Anthony, exec, vp, Sony Music Entertainment; Jason Finn and Chris Ballew of the group; Don lenner, president of Columbia Records; Dave Dederer of the group; Josh Sarubin, director of A&R, Columbia; and Leah Reid, product manager, Columbia.
NOT STAYING IN NEUTRAL: Hitting all the right gears in this era of “alternative” rock is the New York-based band Idle. The group has been honing its catchy neo-psychedelic rock for a couple of years and seems ready to release it to the public through the long-awaited second album Gravity Rocks on the locally-based Big Deal label. The album is produced by Robert Fisher and ex-Sugar member Malcom Travis, and their knob twisting has given the album more than enough possi- bilities to hit the airwaves with a blast. Unlike many bands who tend to toss off lyrics as though they were just striking matches, Idle has put some serious history behind the words, grasping at straws both profes- sional and emotional — and almost always getting the short one. Once the band gets itself onto the blacktop it will be revving high, and who knows how many will be hitching rides with the group.
BEFORE THE SPRING BUZZ: Singer/songwriters have certainly started to catch the attention of many in the industry, especially if the person has that certain quality that will make teenagers swoon. Lauren Hoffman has that and more. Her songs are almost instantly hummable, but with a serious bite that is bitter sweet. With a voice that is tinged by Polly Jean Harvey and smoky evenings, but still her own, she doesn’t so much sing as slink around the stories of personal temptation and struggle. How much more time the Virginia-based Hoffman will have to worry is an open question as industry types have become regulars at her show. It may not be very long before she is blossoming on a major’s tree.
SOON TO BE TAKING BITES OUT OF THE BIG APPLE: Trying to follow the footsteps of rival countrymen Oasis, Virgin’s Blur is returning to these shores in hopes of becoming as omnipresent on this nation’s airwaves as those cheeky Northerners. The group will be playing the Roseland Ballroom on February the 10th in support of its acclaimed The Great Escape LP. . The Ramones is one of the few bands from the original pui:k era that can still claim to be well-liked by both old and new fans. So the band’s has decided to call it quits while still on top after over thirty years of Blitzkrieg Bopping. The Ramones play its Adios Amigo gig at the Academy on the 29th. . .Playing a benefit show for the Johnny Copeland Heart Fund is an all-star line-up of Blues greats including Clarence “Gatemouth” Brown, Charles Brown, James Cotton, Lucky Peterson, and the man himself, Johnny Copeland. This group will be getting it down at Tramps on the 14th. The Blues legend Otis Rush will be giving some Windy City licks for two niglits at Chicago B.L.U.E.S. starting on the 9th. If it is Jazz you are hankering for then a rare appearance of the Roy Hargrove Big Band should be right up your alley at the Village Vanguard. All of these dates are, of course, dependent on whether the heavens will open up and dump large amounts of the white stuff.
By Steve Baltin
WEST
COAST
AFTER OPENING FOR LENNY KRAVITZ in her first-ever L.A. gig.
Modem/ Atlantic recording artist Poe did a free midnight show at Industry, a well- equipped Cyber Cafe. Playing with only
her cello player, Cameron Stone, Poe followed up her successful debut at the Wiltern earlier that night with a wonderful set highlighted by spontaneity, the intimacy of the venue, and her dazzhng voice.
Poe mixed a few selections from her debut album. Hello, with a new track, “How Long” and an improvised number that came off excep- tionally considering she made it up in front of an audience. Made up largely of people who’d seen her earlier that evening at the WUtem, the crowd got into the festivites by exchanging banter with her between songs and requesting some of their favorites off Hello, including the beautiful “Fly Away.”
Afterwards I had a brief chance to catch up with Poe. After playing with Kravitz for four weeks, she hits the road with Mammoth/ Atlantic artist Seven Mary Three. Given that her show in L.A. was only her second with Kravitz, she thought it went very well and said she was happy with the response. Especially after the hectic ordeal she went through in Europe, but you’ll have to tune into her website to hear more about that. The address is http :\\www. atlantic-records.com
Poe demonstrated during both formats, with full band and without, that the talent she displays on her superb debut is for real and that she is an artist to be watched. In other words: don’t miss her when she’s in your area. And if you get a chance to say “hi” after the acoustic sets, her charming personality is every bit equal to her talent.
“THIS PLACE LOOKS LIKE RAJI’S.” Once upon a time in L.A., when punk was the order of the day, it was cool for people to be packed into small rooms to see their favorite bands. People’s arms in your back, the band just a few feet in front of you, no decor, only walls, light beads of sweat forming from the body heat of the crowd packing ou in and smoke drifting through the air. Maybe you had to be there to appreciate the complete lack of atmosphere in places like Raji’s and the Anti-Club, but those were the good ol’ days in L.A. music. And most importantly, there were local bands which understood the City of Angels. Seeing these groups, many of which also had national followings, was an event that inspired local pride.
Even though there are a lot of strong bands in L.A. these days, many of them are transplants that don’t have the same fix on the city as bands like X and Mary’s Danish. That is until the Geraldine Fibbers. The quintet recently played to a packed house at the relatively new Opium Den. Seeing the band play until after one in the morning on the tiny stage was like being kicked into a time machine. Mixing roaring punk numbers with tracks from the critically-lauded Los? Somehwere Between The Earth And My Home, the band dazzled, catapulting listeners into the music. An unbelievable performance, it established the band as the dominant force in L.A. music today. Even if the group never does another album, it will go down as the act that ruled the scene in the mid-‘90s. This band is both that good and that important.
ANOTHER VIRGIN ACT DIDN’T FARE nearly as well, as British sensations Blur played to an adoring crowd at the Wiltern. Thovigh lead singer Damon Albarn tried his best to lend some spice tc ;he show, climbing to the top of the speakers, dancing around like David Lee Roth (that’s a good thing) and lifting his sliirt on a regular basis, to the delight of the squealing girls, there’s jast something missing from the band’s live performances. Unless of course you’re an under 20-anglophile or you find Damon “foxy,” as one fan described him. But otherwise. Blur lacks the live punch its peers have shown in the past year.
Thankfully, the quartet had the delightful Rentals open things up. Playing tracks from its Maverick Records debut, the Matt Sharp- (from Weezer) fronted sextet played a 40-minute set laced with the playful new wave hooks that have generated much radio support for “Friends Of P,” the band’s first single. The radio and MTV support was evident as the band got remarkable crowd support for an opening act. The majority of the decidedly young crowd stayed on its feet throughout the Rentals’ set.
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COVER STORY
Cover Story
The Changing Face Of Gospel Music
B}' Gil L. Robertson IV
GOSPEL MUSIC HAS ENJOYED A long and varied history with music consumers. While few would argue the cultural influence that this rich and truly American art form has had on the commercial marketplace, the medium has, with only rare exceptions, lacked wide-spread public acceptance. Artists like Mahalia Jackson, James Cleveland, Shirley Caesar, and members of the Hawkins, Clark, Crouch and Winans famihes make up the short list of gospel stalwarts who have succeeded in bridging the gap separating secular and popular formats. According to the National Assn, of Recording Merchandisers (NARM) annual survey of retailers, 3.3 percent of all records sold were from the gospel genre, a figure that has rarely fluctuated the past five years. Although most of these sales come from recordings released by independent labels, in the past year major label interest in the music has grown as recordings by Take 6, Kirk Franklin, CeCe Winaas, Yolanda Adams, William Becton and Annointed have become staples at variety of radio formats. In '95 two recordings, Kirk Franklin and Tbe Family and Broken by William Becton each sold over one million units, a rare achieve- ment for a genre where the average recording sells only 100,000 units.
“ 1 n terms of exposure and reve- nue generated, gospel music has definitely come into its own as mu- sic consumers both young and old recognize its grace and beauty,” says Vicki Mack Lataillade, the owner of Gospo-Centric. A 20-year veteran of the recording industry.
Mack honed her skills with such music labels as RCA, A&M Word,
Benson, Light, and Warner Broth- ers where she promoted prominent gospel artists like A1 Green, The Clark Sisters, Tramaine Hawkins,
The Winans, Take 6, Edwin Hawkins, and numerous others.
Since opening Gospo-Centric in 1993, Mack has firmly established her label as the one to watch in the growing gospel arena. In addition to Franklin, the artists on her growing label include Stephanie Mills, the Kurt Carr Singers, La More’, Betty Griffin, A-1 S W I F T., and Lawrence Matthews. “Vicki Mack and Gospo-Centric has got a hold on what today’s music consumer is looking for and they’re leading the way for others to follow,” says Kendrick Scribner from WEAA radio in Baltimore,
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According to Mack, the success her label has enjoyed can be attributed to a
number of factors. “People are bored with empty masic and songs that glo- rify violence and anti-social behavior. Consumers have reached a saturation point and are looking for other alter- natives to include for their music en- tertainment. Now, while most people are familiar at some level with the gospel formats, the problem has been in re-educating the public’s attitude and perception as to what the music is all about.
“For too long the gospel recording community remained still in the way that the business and art of the music was conducted” she continued. ” Those old mindsets have gradually changed and now the business is being
Sidebar
Kirk Franklin: Reporting The Good News
By’ Gil L. Robertson IV
AS THE EIRST GOSPEL artist ever to acheive platinum sales with a debut recording, Gospo-Centric recording artist Kirk Frank- lin has almost single-handedly helped move gospel recordings bottom line presence to a level that compares with releases from secular artists. With his artfully produced debut, Franklin has brought forth a new dimension of gospel that fuses traditional styles with contemporary influences. “Kirk’s a music visionary with extraordinary abilities, says Vicki Mack Laitallades, owner of Gospo-Centric Recordings. “He is enormously focused and disci- plined about his music and the message it carries.”
A native of the Dallas/Ft. Worth area, Kirk’s road to music superstardom began at age four when he was introduced to the piano by an aunt who collected cans to pay for his mus e lessons. An avid church-goer, Kirk’s mnsical passions evolved so accutely that by the time he reached kindergarten he was singing and playing on the gospel church circuit. Appointed the Minster of Music at his church, Mt. Rose Baptist, Kirk began to write and produce Christian mnsic, and cites as his first triumph the re-tooling of the highly-popular Elton John anthem “Benny & The Jetts” into a gospel tune. “I’ve been in love with music, particularly gospel, since I was a young boy. Growing up 1 would spend hours writing material and rearranging popular tunes that 1 would then take to church for the choir to do,” says Franklin relaxing in Nashville before his appearance at this year’s Stellar Awards.
After dttaining great regional success working with choirs and vocal ensembles, Kirk decided that it was time to venture out and he began to prepare for his recording debut. “I knew that 1 wanted to record an album so that 1 could spread my work and its message to a wider audience, so I assembled ‘The Family,’ a collection of the most talented musicians and singers anywhere, anyplace, to record with me.
“After that I took it to the studio and basicaUy recorded an extended love fest for the Lord,” he says.
Released in the spring of 1993, Kirk Franklin and The Family immediately dominated both the gospel airwaves and letail mar- ketplace, and before long began to break out onto mainstream formats as well. “We can never keep his records in stock. Kirk defies classification, and his music attracts consumers that don’t ordinarily purchase gospel recordings, says Karl Jenkins, manager of the Wherehouse’s urban flagship store in Los Angeles.
Two years later, with sales in excess of one million units, Kirk remains nonplussed by all the hype that now surrounds him, preferring instead to concentrate on creating Christian-based music for the masses to enjoy.
He comments, “I’m not interested in doing the work that I do for the adulation and star trappings that it brings. Instead what motivates me is the inspiration that music lovers receive from my work. It’s all good, man, and it is all done in the name of the Lord.”
As for the future, expect a new recording by Kirk sometime in the mid-year. Also be on the lookout for masic from the varioas artists that he is currently developing with plans to release product before year’s end. It’s a busy schedule. But it’s all part of Kirk’s master plan to make gospel music as popular as any other music form. “Music of every kind brings with it a certain message that touches people in a special way. However, it is my ‘relief that gospel expresses a depth and emotion that is special. I love what I’m doing and plan to be doing it for as long as God sees fit. ”
Vicki Mack Lataillade
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CASH BOX
TOP 1 0O POP SINGLES
FEBRUARY 10, 1996
This Week’s #1:
Mariah Carey
High Debut:
Diana King
Q ONE SWEET DAY (CoiuntMa 66700) Mariah Carey 1
MISSING (Atlantic 87124) Everything But The Girl 2
ONE OF US (Blue GoriMa/Mercury 52368) Joan Osbome 7
4 EXHALE (SHOOP SHOOP)(FROM "WAITING TO EXHALE")
(Arista 2885) Whitney Houston 3
5 HEY LOVER (Def Jam 7065) LL Cool J 4
6 NAME (Wimer Bros. 17758) GoO GoO Doils 5
7 NOBODY KNOWS (LaFace/Arisu 24115) . . . The Tony Rich Project 6
8 BE MY LOVER (RCA 64446) La Bouche 8
Q|T0NITE’S THA NIGHT (Ruffliouse/Colun4}ia 78092) KriS KrOSS 10
10 ANYTHING (MJJ/550 7063) 3T 11
jUSITTIN’ UP IN MY ROOM (FROM "WAITING TO EXHALE")
(Atlantic 07822) Brandy 15
IQ TIME (Atlantic 87095) H ootie & The Blowfish 1 3
13 BREAKFAST AT TIFFANY’S
(Rainmaker/Interscope 98138) Deep Blue Something 9
14 BEFORE YOU WALK OUT OF MY LIFBLIKE THIS AND LIKE THAT
(Arista 5052) Monica 14
IQ NOT GON’ CRY (FROM "WAITING TO EXHALE")
(Arista 12957) Mary J. Blige 24
16 YOU’LL SEE (Maverick 7900) Madonna 16
[QWONDERWALL (Epic 67351) Oasis 34
[QSOON as I GET HOME (Bad Boy/Arista 9041) Faith EvanS 19
19 DIGGIN’ ON YOU (La Face/ArisU 4419) TLC 12
HOOK (A&M 1176) Blues Traveler 29
^^GLYCERINE (Trauma 980884) BUSh 22
NO ONE ELSE (Bad Boy/Arista 9042) Total 23
23 SET U FREE (Strictly Rhythm 12362) Planet Soul 21
gj THE WORLD I KNOW (Atlantic 87088) Collective Soul 25
WONDER (Eiektra 61745) Natalie Merchant 26
26 FANTASY (Coiurr*ia 7321) Mariah Carey 17
gg NATURAL ONE (FROM "KIDS")
(London/lsland 0430) Folk ImplOSion 33
28 TELL ME (Epic 77961) Groove Theory 20
29 GANGSTA’S PARADISE (FROM "DANGEROUS MINDS")
(MCA55104) Coolio Feat. L.V. 18
30 BACK FOR GOOD (Arista 1-2848) Take That 28
31 RUNAWAY (A&M 581 194) Janet Jackson 27
32 GET TOGETHER (Giant 17750) Big Mountain 32
33 BEAUTIFUL LIFE (Arista 2889) Ace Of Base 30
34 YOU REMIND ME OF SOMETHING (Jive 01241) R. Kelly 31
^ FEELS SO GOOD (SHOW ME YOUR LOVE)
(Universal 56004) Lina Santiago 61
36 AS I LAY ME DOWN (Columbia 77801) Sophie B. Hawkins 35
37 RIDIN’ LOW (Hollywood 64004) L.A.D. Feat. Darvy Traylor 37
38 LOVE U 4 LIFE (UpTowtVMCA 11258) Jodeci 36
39 ONLY WANNA BE WITH YOU (Atlantc 87132) Hootie & The Blowfish 38
JQwe GOT IT (MCA 55148) Immature 42
LET’S PLAY HOUSE (Death Row/Interscope 53230)
Tha Dogg Pound Feat. Michel’le 48
42 KISS FROM A ROSE (FROM "BATMAN FOREVER")
(ZTTySire/Wimer Bros. 17896) S6al 39
SI FU-GEE-LA (Ruflhouse/Columbia 78194) FugeeS 49
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44 ROLL TO ME (A&M 1114) Del Amitri
45 CARNIVAL (Eiektra 64413) Natalie Merchant
46 DREAMING OF YOU (EMI Latin 58490) Selei'.a
^fCUMBERSOME (ManYrtoth/Allartic 98111) Seven Mary Thi'ee
48 I GOT ID/LONG ROAD (Epic 78199) Pearl Jam
49 BULLET WITH BUTTERFLY WINGS
(Vir^n 40929) Smashing Pumpkins
^VISIONS OF A SUNSET (FROM "MR. HOLLAND’S OPUS")
(Polydor/A&M 580962) ShavMi Stockman
DON’T CRY (ZTT/Sire/V\i«mer Bros. 7939) Seal
|ggi MISS YOU (COME BACK HOME)
(FROM "NEW YORK UNDERCOVER") (Uptown 55107) ... Monifah
53 RUN-AROUND (A&M 0982) Blues Traveler
54 TOO HOT (Tommy Boy 713) Coolio
55 WHO CAN I RUN TO (So So Def/Coluntiia 78056) Xscape
56 JUST TAH LET U KNOW (RuSiless 5532) Eazy-E
g^JUST A GIRL (Trauma 98116) No Doubt
AIN’T NOBODY (WorkGroup 78228) Diana King
^EVERYDAY & EVERY NIGHT (RCA 64489) Yvette Michelle
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m KEEP TRYING (Epic 78197) Groove Theory
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63 DECEMBER (Atlantic 87157) Collective Soiil
64 FREE AS A BIRD (Apple/Capitol 5849) The Bea JeS
65 DANGER (Mercury 7049) Blahzay Blahzay
66 CELL THERAPY (Laface/ArisU 4113) Goodie Mob
[Q PROMISES BROKEN (Columbia 78215) Soui Asylum
68 WHEN LOVE & HATE COLLIDE (Mercury 2424) Def Leppard
69 BLESSED (Rocket/lslartd 2394) Elton John
^JWHO DO U LOVE (Arista 07822) Deborah Cox
71 I’LL BE THERE FOR YOU/THIS HOUSE IS NOT A HOME
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STAYIN’ ALIVE (Avex-Critique 15562) N-Trance
73 COME WITH ME (Gasoline Alley 55081) Shai
74 I’D LIE FOR YOU (AND THAT’S THE TRUTH) (MCA 11341) Meat Loaf
75 WHERE EVER YOU ARE (EastWfest 9353) Terry Ellis
g^ALL CRIED OUT (Viper 0201) Denine With Collage's Adam Marano ^LEFLAUR LEFLAH ESHKUSHKA (Priority 53223)
Heltah Skeltah And O.C. A.K.A. The Fab 5
78 I WILL REMEMBER YOU (FROM "THE BROTHERS MCMULLEN") (Arista 12893) Sarah Me Lachlan
79 HOOKED ON YOU (Bektra 61849) Silk
80 SOLITUDE (Atlantic 98141) EdwIn McCain
81 SEXUAL HEALING (S.O S./Zoo 14248) Max-A-Mlllion
[iQBOOM BOOM BOOM (Aiaeus 1100) Outhere Brothers
83 CRUISIN’ (EMI 32629) D'Angelo
84 THROW YOUR HANDS UP/GANGSTA’S PARADISE
(Tommy Boy 7699) L.V.
85 MAGIC CARPET RIDE (SM:)E90i4) The Mighty Dub Kats
86 DO YOU SLEEP? (Geffen 4768) Lisa Loeb & Nine Stories
gjJCELEBRATION/TAKE YOUR CHANCE (Curb 76972) . . Fun Factory 88 FAST LIFE (Cold Chillin/Epic 78081) Kool G Rap
TAKE A LOOK (Hollywood 64003) J’Son
90 ROSEALIA (Eiektra 64352) Better Than Ezra
91 WE’VE GOT IT GOING ON (Jive 42329) Backstreet Boys
92 EAST 1999 (Ruthless/Relativity 6332) .... Bone Thugs-N-Harmony
93 ICE CREAM/INCARCERATED SCARFACES
(Loud 64426) Chef Raekwon
94 AUTOMATIC LOVER (CALL FOR LOVE) (Arista 18778) . Real McCoy
95 THROW YOUR SET IN THE AIR (Ruffliouse 78042) . . . Cypress Hill
96 A MOVER LA COLITA (Scotti Bros. 78048) . . . Artie The 1 Man Party
97 HURRICANE (Jive 42335) The Click
98 RUNNIN’ (Delicious Vintyi/Caprtol 58483) The Pharcyde
99 WATERFALLS (LaFace/Arista 24108) TLC
100 AIN’T NUTHIN’ BUT A SHE THING
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FEBRUARY 10, 1996 7
Wk POP SINGLES
POP SINGLES INDEX
1 S'79 B Corgan (Chrysalis Soag Cmderful.BMD 62
AIN’T NOBODYN/A (N/A) 55
AIN’T NUTHIN BUT... C Jamts (Bad Of Nalcs.ASCAP) 100
ALL CRIED OUT A Manno (MokqjumbiAVilliaton/Zciiiba.BMn 76
A MOVER LA COLITA DJ Juanio (AACI/BMG.ASCAP/O.B.O.Ediacm Muaicalca Relay .SADIAC/HL) 96
ANYTHING T Jack3cii,TJacloaii.T.JacksaD,B-CakiweIl.A-Kcmer (To The Tee.BMI) 10
AS I LAY ME DOWN S.B Hawkms (Nighi Rainbow/Brokeai Plate. ASCAP) . 16
Publ .ASCAP'^EMI Blackwood'Nmth St- T\jiidc1.BMI) 36
AUTOMATIC LOVXR J Wiud, Quick Mix 0-.Je|liiza (Copynghi Conirol) 94
BACK FOR GOOD EMI G Bariow lEMI Vijgm.ASCAP) 30
BEAUTIFUL LIFE Joker.J Ballard iMega/Careers-BMG.BMl/HL) 33
BEFORE YOU WALK OUT OF MY LIFE/LIKE THIS LIKE THAT D AustimC.Wolf (EMI April/Dark
MusicAVBM/Niflliouse Music. ASCAP) 14
BE MY LOVER G.A.Sara/A. Brenner Jvl ThoraiaQ,L McCray (FMP/Editiem Beam, Waiuer Chappell) .... ,8
BI.E$SED F Jnhn R Taiiptn CHaniaAVR ASCAP/HLAViltiam A BtUg.PRS) ... .69
BOOM BOOM BOOM Hula, K.Maybeiry (Chicago Siylc/Zmba/DcsbaiK.ASCAPAVBM) 82
BREAKFAST AT TIFTANY’S T Pipes (Deep Blue Somcthmg.ASCAP) 13
BULLET WITH BUTTERFLY’ WINGS B.Corgan (Chrysalis/Cindcrful.BMD 49
CARNI\'AL N Mcrchani (Indian Love Bride.ASCAP) . . . .. 45
CELL THERAPY Organized Noizc.RBametuT Bunon,C.Gipp.W.Nighi<m (Organized
Noizc/Sliff Shm/Goodic MobBMI) _ .... 66
COME WITH ME Shai (Cameo Appearance By Ramses^ancfy/MCA/Yppahc/Petrol Lane/GasoliDe
Alley ASCAP/Music Coip Of Amenca/G Spot.BMR . ... .73
CRUISIN’ W RobinsonJd Taplm (BenramASCAP) . . 83
CUMBERSOME J.Ross.J Pollock. T.Moms (Seven Mary Three.BMD 47
DANGER Ouiloud.P F (Tuum (Copyrigbi Ccoirol) 65
DECEMBER E.Robnd (Warner (Thappcl/Roland Lauz.BMI ) . . 63
DIGGIN’ ON YOU Babyfece (Ecaf-SonyEMI) .... 19
DON’T CRY Seal (N/A) . 51
DO Y’OU SLEEP? L Loct> (Fuiiaus Rose.BMI) 86
DREAMING OF YOU F.Golde.T Snow (Oiesca TurKs.ASCAP/Virgin/Snow.BMI) 46
EAST 1999 BcEcXJ.LU-Ncek.Tony C (Ruihless Atock/Mo Thug.ASCAP/DoUarz-N-Sense/Keenu/Dciildtms.BMI) . 92
ENERGY’ P Lonmer.R Vission (Copyrigli Control) 60
EVERYDAY' & EVER YNIG HTM Bryant (Funkmastcr nex/M.Bryani.BMI) 59
EXHALE (SHOOP SHOOP) Babyfece (ECS Music Adm. /Smy Songs. BMl) 4
FANTASY M Carey.D. Hall. C. Frantz. T Weytnouth,A.Bclcw.S Stanley (Metered Music/Stone
Jam/Ncss Niiry &CapGDe.ASCAPAVBM/S<iig8 Of Smy/Rye Scng.BMI) . 26
FAST LIFE N WQscnA Bcsi.N Icncs (IlhiOe/Still Diggin’/Below The Surface/Brampton/IU
WiU/Skanatics'ZombaAJSCAP) 88
PEELS SO GOOD J.C.Lopcz (Lcnono/Scoy Songs. BMI/HL) 35
FREE AS A BIRD J.Lamcii,P.Mc(Iinney.G Hainscii,R. Starr (Lenono/Sony Scngs.BMI) 64
FU-GEE-LA N Jcan,S. Michel. L Hill. A McGner.T Marie (Tele San Ko/Sony /Obverse Creauon/McNella/Mjdmghl
Magnet. ASCAP/HL) 43
GANGSTA’S PARADISE A Ivey Jr L San<iirsD Rashced (T-Boy/0\B\0 liself/Boo Oaddy/Jobete/Black
BullASCAP/Larry Sanden'Soegs Of PolyGram/Mad Castle. BMI) 29
GET TOGETHER C Powen (Irving. BMI) 32
GLYCERINE G RossdaJe iMad Dog Wirtston/Warner TamerlaneTruly Soothing Elevator Music.BMI) 21
PT/NNY HOW TIME FLIES D, ’Jam'Hall (FrabcmhayStcBe Jam,ASCAP) 90
CELEBRATION/TAKE YOUR CHANCE Aris.KesicIbaiKr.CouuTailaiduCTi (LR,BMI) 87 HEAVEN J Hams ni.T.Lcwii.l.Wnghii> Sioke4j3.Qiavi8.E.Mack,S. Garcia (EMl-AprU/Flyte
Tymc-'Ncw PcirpecQvc.ASCAP) 91
HEY’ LOVER RTempenauLL Cool J (Rod Songs, ASCAP) , , . . 5
HOOK J Popper (Blues Traveler/Irvmg^MIAVBM) .20
HOOKED ON Y’OU SouUhock & Kailm.A Martin.K Jones (Ahno/Sailandia EMI/Casadida/Young Legend Fongs.ASCAP) . . 79 HURRICANE M Whitmore.E Stevens, B Jcnes.D Stevens. T Stevens
(Zanba/Tone Only/E-40/B-Legii/D-Shot'S'uga T.BMI/WBM) 97
ICE CREAM R-Diggs.C. Woods (Carecrs-BMG/Ramecca/Wu-Tang.BMI) 93
I’D LIE FOR Y’OU D.Warren (Real Songs.ASCAP) 74
i GOT [D/LONG ROAD E.Vcddcr dnnoceni Bystandcr.ASCAP) . . 48
I’LL BE THERE FOR YOU/THIS HOUSE IS NOT A HOME D Crai^.M KaufftnaruA Wilhs.P Sofcin,D Wfltte.M Skloff
iWamer-TamcrhneASCAP/VVB.BMI) . ... ... .... 71
I MISS YOU Heavy D.T RobmsoD (EMI Apiil/E-Z-Duz ltAVB/EveUe.ASCAP)HLAVBM .52
I’M NOT CON’ CRY Baby &ce (BMG Enl.,BMD 15
I WILL RFIMEMBER YOU S-McLachlan,S Egan,D Merenda (SeamiE EgarVDave Merenda/TCF.ASCAP/Sony
Scngs/Ty<k/Fox FihmBMimLAVBM) 78
JUST A CIRLM WUckr (Krsock YourseF Oi*. ASCAP) 57
JUST TAH let U KNOW’ E Wnghi. A. Trotter IV.R.Pace (Ruthless Atrack/Rage Of A Psychopath/Big Reg ASCAP) 56
IvEEP TRY'ING B Wilson,A.Lamex (Almo Music/Groovc 78 Music.BMI) 61
KISS FROM A ROSE Seal (SPZ.BMD . 42
LEFIvVUR LEFLAH ESHKUSHK/V P Hendneks.J McNair.J.Buah,B PoweD.S Pnce,D Yates (Mr
.Maldu/Doughoui'SuanglananASCAP'Baby Paul.BMD 77
LEES PLAY’ HOUSE Mjchcl’Lc.Snoop Doggy Doggy Dogg.Kim^.Dat Nigga Daz.Nate Dogg (Sugc/Emtni’s ASCAP) 41
LOVE U 4 LIFE Devante (EMI April/DcSwmg Mob.ASCAP) 38
MAGIC CARPET RIDE N.Cook (PolyGram.ASCAP/HL) ... 85
MISSING TTEoimB Wau (Sony Tre«.BMl/HL) 2
NAME J Rezezneck.R.TalQc (EMI Virgm/FuU Volumc/Scrap Metal. BMI) . 6
NATURAL ONE L-Barlow.J.Davis.W Gagcl (Loobiccorc Endless Soft Hits/Bliss WG.BMD - 27
NOBODY KNOWS J Rich,D Dubose (Joe Sto<k/SuffShm/D-JCTi3Mn . 7
NO ONE ELSE (Joe Shade/Suff Shin7D’J(m.BMI) 22
ONE OP' US E Bazilian (Human Boy ASCAP) 3
ONE SWEET DAY M Carey .W Spelling. Asanasicff (Sony Songs/Sony Music Pub .BMI) 1
ONLY W.XNN’A BE WITH Y’OU M Bryan.D Fclber.D Ruckcr.J Sonefeld (Mcmca’s Reluctance To Lob/EMl Apnl.ASCAP/HL)39 RIDIN’ LOW R 'Rikko'Prcuss.D WUson (Rikko.BMI) 37
ROLL TO ME J Cumc (PolyGram liiLl .ASCAP) 44
ROSEALlA K Gnffin (Tentative, BMI) .... , . 90
runaway J.JacksonJ Hartu ULT. Lewis (EMI April/Flytc Tymc Tunes.ASCAP/BIack Ice. BMI) 31
RUNNIN’ T Hard3an,E-Wilcox.J-Yancy.D Stuart (Eflicy ASCAP/Bcai Junkye/EMI Blackwood^MD . 98
RUN-AROUND J. Popper (Blues TiaveEers/lrving.BMD . 53
SET U FREE G. Acosta. N. Renee (New York House /Wax Head/Nadinc Renee. BMI) 23
SEXUAL HEALING M.Gayc.O.Brown,D.Ruz (EMI Apnl/Bug Plc/Ritz Rights.ASCAP/EMI Blackwood,BMI) . 81
SITTIN’ UP IN MY ROOM Babyfece (1995 AOas/Seny Sengs/Fox Fihns/Scny.BMI) . . 11
SOLITUDE E. McClain ( EMI /Harringtcn ASCAP) 80
SOON AS I GET HOME F Evans.S.Ctmbs (Justin Publ Inc 'EMI April/CTuna Baby/Janice Cembs
Publ ASCAP' EMI Blackwood/Nmih St- Tunnel. BMD 18
PROMISES BROIvEND.Mxuphy.M Perlman (Warner Bros. /Broken Premises. ASCAP/ThtrdWhceLBMI) 67
STAYLV alive K-O'Toole.D Ltmgwonh (Chappell & Co., ASCAP) 72
TAKE A LOOK S. Barnes. J.C. Oliver .T Robinson (EvelleAVamer C^lappell/Twelve & Under/Jellics
Jams'L L.C-.ASCAP/Slam U WcIl'Jumpmg BeanScogs/L L-C.BMD 89
TELL ME B Wilson,A.LamcuxJ3. Brown (Almo/Bryce Luv.ASCAP/Sony/Jizop/Dream Team,BMD 28
THROW YOUR HANDS UP/GANGSTA’S PARADISE M Thtinpsai J Williams.K BhieA Edwards.A.Criss.L Sanden.S.Wonder {Jobete/Sioryiellcr/G’s Only/Feel'n BhieASCAP/T-Gtrl/Largc Variety/Al Jamati 9/Mauricc Thomp$on.BMI) . . 84
THROW YOUR SET IN THE AIR L.Muggeraud.S. Freese (Soul Assasins/MCA/Hits Frcm Bong/BMGASCAP) . . . 95
TIME M.Bryaii.D-FeIbcr,D-RuckEr,J Sonefekl (Monica’s Reluctance To Lob/EMI AprlLASCAP) 12
TONITE’S THA NIGHT J Dupiee.R.Parker.K.Hain3aD.T Crumb.R.AikEns.R.Neal.C.Saicl»U (So So Def/EMl
April.ASCAP/Globe AnAloniezJc/Play (Due/Righisoog.BMI) ... .9
TOO HOT A Ivey. B. Dobbs. G. Brown (T-Boy/Boo Daddy, ASCAP/Wino Funk/Secend Decade/Wamer-Tamerlane.BMD 54
VISIONS OF .A SUNSETS. Stockman (Shawn Painck/Enslgn/Soogs Of PolyGramuBMI) . . 50
WATERFALLS Organized Noizc.M. Etheridge. L. Lopez (Tiz Biz Music/Bek Star
Music/Pebblitone,ASCAP/Organized Noire Musk/SUfT Shirt Music.BMI) 99
WE GOT ITD-Pierce.C. Lucas. C. Rose (Sean ‘The Mystro" Mather/Fe-Mac.ASCAP) . . 40
WE’VE GOT IT COIN’ OND.Pop.M.Maitin,H Crichlow (CTieirm/Mega.ASCAP) . 91
WHEN LOVE & HA'IE COLLIDE J EUiouR.Savage (Bludgeon RifTob/Zomba, ASCAP) 68
WHERE EVER YOU ARE T.McEIroy.D Foster (Two Tuff-E-Nuflf Songs/EMI Bbckwood,BMI) 75
WHO CAN I RUN TO H Haixiock fHaiKOck.BMI) 55
WHO DO U LOVE V B<nford.L Campell D (Grandingi(ii/Art & Ryihm Inc VZomba.ASCAP) . . 70
WONDER N Merchant (Indian Ltrve Bride.ASCAP) 25
WONDERWALL N Callahger (Sony Sor^s/U.K.Lkniled, BMI) 17
THE WORLD I KNOW E.Rolaid {Roland LentzAVamer Chappell. BMI) . 24
YOU’LL SEE Madcxma.D. Foster (WB/Webo Giil.ASCAP/One Four Threc/Lceds/Pcer BMI) . .16
YOU REMIND ME OF SOMETHING R Kelly (Zomba.BMI) . 34
REVIEWS By Steve Baltin
■ USA LOEB & NINE STORIES: “Taffy” (Geffen 4831)
The second single from Loeb’s strong Tails album finds the singer/songwriter rocking out even harder than on her “Do You Sleep” single. A winning song, Loeb shows she can turn her talents to Beatles-flavored pop hooks, as well as ballads. Catchy from the opening note, “Taffy” bites as hard lyrically as it does musically. There doesn’t appear to be a radio format in which this song doesn’t fit. With the support it’ll get from VHl, “Taffy” looks to be a deserving hit.
H NICKI FRENCH: “For All We Know” (Avex-Critique 15567-2)
French follows up her surprise dance hit cover of Bonnie Tyler’s “Total Eclipse Of The Heart" by giving the same treatment to the Carpenters’ “For All We Know.” Sounding as if Donna Summer could’ve done it, “For All We Know’’ has a blatant disco feel. Look for this to be a club smash that crosses over to appeal to many of the same fans that made “Total Eclipse..” a smash.
H BLAMELESS: “Town Clowns” (Atlantic 6187-2)
A new quartet from England that has already taken the ride on the British hype machine. Blameless have hit the top ten in the U K. and been hailed in NME. A guitar-based pop tune with an edge, “Town Clowns” falls somewhere between the hard rock sound of Bu.sh and superior pop hooks of Oasis. With the resurgent chart success of British acts in the states, thanks to both of the above bands, Blameless has a good shot at getting immediate radio support.
■ ALICE IN CHAINS:
“Heaven Beside You”
(Columbia 7598)
The Seattle band’s eponymous al- bum debuted at number one, but then quickly tailed off, disappear- ing without much hype. “Heaven Beside You” tran.scends the nor- mal rock radio material — incor- porating a bit of the blues, acoustic flavoring and a great chorus to create a uniquely win- ning single. Though the song is out of the norm, the band’s name should be enough to carry this excellent song to Modern Rock and AOR
PICK OF THE WEEK
■ COWBOY JUNKIES: “A Common Disaster” (Geffen 4841)
After more than a decade fronting the Canadian outfit, The Cowboy Junkies, there may still be no one in nmsic with a better voice than the sultry-throated Margo Tim- mins. The instant the vocals kick in on the lead single from Lay It Down, the band’s Gef- fen debut, jaws will drop in awe at the beauty and force of Timmins’ voice. The bluesy arrangement, highlighted by a scorching guitar solo near the end, that brother Michael Timmins supplies is a perfect compliment to the vocals. The outcome is a superior number fraught with an intensity and power uncommon in much of today’s music. And with the advent of Triple A since the band’s last album, there is finally an outlet for one of rock’s most underappreciated acts.
CASH BOX
TOP 1 0O POP ALBUMS
FEBRUARY 10, 1996
This Week’s #1:
Waiting To Exhale
High Debut;
Tori Amos
JBwaiting to exhale (Arista 18796) Soundtrack
2 DAY DREAM (Columbia 66700) Mariah Carey
3 JAGGED LITTLE PILL
(Maverick/Reprise/Whmer Bros. 45901) AlaniS MOITiSette
JJ(WHAT’S THE STORY) MORNING GLORY? (Epic 67351) .... Oasis
BOYSFORPELE (Atlantic 82862) Tori Am OS
j^^SIXTEEN STONE (Trauma/Interscope 92531) Bush
7 CRACKED REAR VIEW (Allantic 82613) . . Hootie & The BlowTish
8 THE WOMAN IN ME (Merciry 522 86) Shania Twain
THE MEMORY OF TREES (RepriseAAAmer Bros. 46106) Enya
10 MELLON COLLIE AND THE INFINITE SADNESS
(Virgin4086i) Smashing Pumpkins
m RELISH (Blue GorillaA/lercury 526699) Joan Osbome
12 THE GREATEST HITS COLLECTION (Arista 18801). . Aian JackSOn
13 R. KELLY (Jive 41579) R. Kelly
m PRESIDENTS OF THE UNITED STATES
(Sony 67291) Presidents Of The United States
15 TIGERLILLY (Elektra 61745) Natalie Merchant
[g|HELTER SKELTER (Giant 24627) The D.O.C.
17 CRAZYSEXYCOOL (LaFace/Arista 26009) TLC
18 FRESH HORSES (Capitol/Nashville 32080) Garth BrOOkS
19 FOUR (A&M 54026) Blues Traveler
20 SOMETHING TO REMEMBER (Maverick 61600) Madonna
21 GANCaSTA’S PARADISE (Tommy Boy 1141) Coolio
gJI AMERICAN STANDARD (Marnnoth/AHantic 92633) . Seven Mary Three 23 YOUNG, RICH AND DANGEROUS
(Ruffliouse/Columbia 67441) KnS KrOSS
I^^A BOY NAMED GOO (Wkimer Bros 45750) GOO GOO Dolls
25 UNDER THE TABLE AND DREAMING
(RCA66449) Dave Matthews Band
26 SOUVENIRS; GREATEST HITS (MCA 11394) Vince Gill
27 DOGG FOOD (Death Row/Interscope/Priority 50546) . Tha Dogg Pound
gjJlT MATTERS TO ME (Warner Bros 45872) Faith Hill
^JMR. SMITH (RAUDef Jam 523845) LL CoOl J
^JTIME MARCHES ON (Atlantic 82866) Tracy LaiM’ence
^SPARKLE AND FADE (Tim Kerr/Capitol 30929) Everclear
32 INSOMNIAC (RepriseAAiirner Bros. 46046) Green Day
33 DESIGN OF A DECADE 1986/1996
(A&M 540399) Janet Jackson
gjYOUR LITTLE SECRET (Island 24154) Melissa Etheridge
35 DONT BE A MENACE TO SOUTH CENTRAL...
(Island 524146) Soundtrack
36 E. 1999 ETERNAL (Rulhiess/Reiativity 5539) Bone Thugs N Harmony
37 VAULT (Merciry 528718) Def Leppard
38 THE BRIDGE (/Vista 18806) Ace Of Base
39 ALICE IN CHAINS (Columbia 67248) Alice In Chains
JjjHCOLLECTIVE soul (Atiantc/AG 82745) Collective Soul
41 MISS THANG (Rowdy/Arista 37006) Monica
42 ANTHOLOGY 1 (Apple/Capitol 34445 ) The Beatles
43 ALL I WANT (Curb 77800) Tim McGraw
44 FROGSTOMP (Epic 67247) Silverchair
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45 GREATEST HITS 1985-1995 (Columbia 67300' ... Micliaei Bolton
46 OZZMOSIS (Epic 67091) Ozzy Osbourne
^^Q’SJOOK JOINT (Qvwst 45875) Quincy Jones
48 THE REMIX COLLECTION (Motown 530584) Boyz II Men
DEAD MAN WALKING (Columbia 67522) Soundtrack
^|SEAL (ZTT/SireA/\Amer Bros.45415) Seal
51 THE HITS (Uberty 29689) ^ Garth Brooks
52 HOW LONG HAS THIS BEEN (90ING ON
(Verve/Exile/PGD 529136) Van Moirison
^AMPLIFIED HEART
(Atlantic/AG 82605) Everything But The Girl
54 PULP FICTION (MCA 11103) Soundtrack
SWEET DREAMS (RCA 66759) La Bouche
56 HOME (Rainmaker/Interscope 92608) Deep Blue Something
SOLO (Perspective/A&M 54901) SolO
58 THROWING COPPER (Radioactive/MCA 10997) Live
59 DANGEROUS MINDS (MCA 11228) Soundtrack
JOCK JAMS VOL. 1 (Tommy Boy 1137) Various Artists
ONE HOT MINUTE (Wbrner Bros 45733) . . . Red Hot Chili Peppers
STARTING OVER (MCA 11264) Reba Mc Entire
CYPRESS HILL lll(TEMPLES OF BOOM)
(Ruffliouse/Columbia 669911) CypreSS Hill
64 MTV PARTY TO GO VOL. 8 (Tommy Boy 1139) .... Various Artists
65 ACTUAL MILES; HENLEY’S GREATEST HITS
(Geffen 24834) Don Henley
M BROWN SUGAR (EMI 32629) D’Angelo
TRAGIC KINGDOM (Trauma/Interscope 92580) NoDO' lbt
68 RUBBERNECK (Interscope/AG 922402) Toadies
NEW BEGINNINGS (Bektra 61850) Tracy Chapman
^|MR. HOLLAND’S OPUS (Polydor 29508) Soundtrack
71 MORTAL KOMBAT (TVT 6110) Soundtrack
72 ...AND OUT COME THE WOLVES (Epitaph 86444) Rancid
73 OFF THE HOOK (So So Def/Columbia 67022) Xscape
74 JESUS FREAK (Forefront/Chordanf 25140) DC Talk
75 SATURDAY MORNING CARTOONS GREATEST HITS
(MCA 11348) Various Artists
^1 KORN (Immortal/Epic 66633) Kom
Q[ FAITH (Arisu 73003) Faith Evans
ASTRO-CREEP 2000 (Geffen 24806) White Zombie
WE GOT IT (MCA 1385) immature
DREAMINGOF YOU (EMI 34123) Selena
HELL FREEZES OVER (Geffen 24725) The Eagles
FRIENDS (Wbrner Bros. 46008) Soundtrack
^JWORDS (Laface/Arisia 26222) The Tony Rich Project
gj FROM DUSK TILL DAWN (Epic 67523) Soundtrack
85 STRIPPED (Virgin 41040) The Rolling Stones
86 BALLBREAKER(Bektra 61780) AC/!)C
m THE GHOST OF TOM JOAD (Coiun*ia 67484) . . Bruce Springsteen
88 JOHN MICHAEL MONTGOMERY
(Atlantic 82728) John Michael Montgomery
89 FOO FIGHTERS (Capitol 34027) Foo Fighters
GREATEST HITS
(Capitol 30334) Bob Seger & The Silver Bullet Band RE-
II (Motown 530323) Boyz II Men
TAPESTRY REVISITED; A TRIBUTE TO CAROLE KING
(Lava/AG 92604) Various Artists
GAMES REDNECKS PLAY (Wbmer Bros 45856) . . . Jeff Foxworthy
GREATEST HITS (V\bmer Bros. 46001) TraviS Trltt
LIQUID SWORDS (Geffen 24813) Genius/GZA
96 MTV PARTY TO GO VOL. 7 (Tommy Boy 1138) .... VahOUS Artists
97 OUT WITH A BANG (MCA 11044) David Lee Murphy
98 STRAIT OUT OF THE BOX (MCA 11263) George Strait
99 WHEN LOVE FINDS YOU (MCA 11407) Vince Gill
1(X) WHALER (Columbia 533000) Sophie B. Hawkins
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POP ALBUMS
CASH BOX FEBRUARY 10, 1996 9
REVIEWS by Steve Baltin
■ MINISTRY: Filth Pig (Warner Bros.
45838-2)
Al Jourgensen and Paul Barker lead the Chi- cago-based industrial act through another album of searing noise designed to induce heart attacks in grandmothers throughout the land. On tracks like “Useless.” the band, which featured a revolving roster of five additional players on the 10-track album, reach levels of aural violence that could serve as the soundtrack for Seven.
Whatever versatility there is on the record comes from the changing tempos, from the frenzied opening number. “Reload,”, to the more hypnotic pace of “Game Show. ’ ’ Jourgen- sen and Barker try to mix things up by including a surprisingly restrained cover of Bob Dylan’s “Lay, Lady, Lay.” But, ultimately. Filth Pig is a record made for the youth of the world.
B STABBING WESTWARD: Wither Blister Burn + Peel (Columbia
7389-2)
Is it NIN or is it Memorex? It’s neither, though Stabbing Westward may have you shaking your head twice in disbelief. On the quartet’s new 10-song disc, the members tackle the side of Trent Reznor that falls somewhere between “Some- thing 1 Can Never Have” and “March Of The Pigs.” From the opening “I Don’t Believe.” Slabbing Westward mixes industrial melodies with self-deprecating lyrics like “It’s pathetic how I feed off this abuse.” The record’s best moment comes with the first single, “What Do I Have To Do.” In the dismally dark love song, lead vocalist Christopher Hall brings the most sincerity to his often impassioned vocals. A band that imitates talent such as NIN with the deadpan accuracy exliibited by Stabbing Westward does has to have talent. Now if the group would only develop the confidence to channel it into creating its own sound.
POP ALBUM INDEX
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.^ce Of Base /38 |
Henley, Don /65 |
Smashing lYimpkins /lO |
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AC/DC /86 |
Hill, Faith /28 |
SOUNDTRACKS: |
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.Mice In Chains /39 |
Hootie & The Blowfish /7 |
Dangerous Minds /59 |
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Amos. Tori /5 |
Immature /79 |
Dead Man Walking /49 |
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Beatles, The /42 |
Jackson, Alan / 1 2 |
Donl Be A Menace. ../35 |
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Blues Traveler /19 |
Jackson, Janet /33 |
Friends/82 |
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Bolton . Michael /45 |
Jones, Quincy /47 |
From Dusk Till Dawn /84 |
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Bone Thugs N Harmony /36 |
Kelly, R /13 |
Mortal Kombat /71 |
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Boyz It Men /91,48 |
Korn /76 |
Mr. Holland’s Opus /70 |
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Brooks. Garth /51,18 |
Kris Kross /23 |
Pulp Fiction /54 |
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Bush /6 |
La Bouche /65 |
W.-iiting To Exhale /I |
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Care) . Mariah :2 |
Ljwrence, Tracy /30 |
Solo /57 |
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Chapman, Tracy /69 |
Live /58 |
Springsteen, Bruce /87 |
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Collective Soul /40 |
LL Cool J /29 |
Strait, George /98 |
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Coolio /21 |
Madonna /20 |
TLC /17 |
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Cypress Hill /63 |
McEntire, Reba /62 |
Toadies /68 |
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D'Angelo /66 |
McGraw, Tim /43 |
The Tony Rich |
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Dave Matthews Band /25 |
Merchant, Natalie /15 |
Project /83 |
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DC Talk /74 |
Monica /41 |
Tritt, Travis /94 |
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Deep Blue Something /56 |
Montgomery, John Michael |
Twain, Shania /8 |
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Def Leppard /37 |
/88 |
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The D.O.C. /16 |
Morrisette, Alanis /3 |
Jock Jams |
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Tha Dogg Pound /27 |
Morrison, Van /52 |
Vol. I /60 |
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Eagles /81 |
Murphy, David Lee /97 |
MTV Party To Go |
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Enya /9 |
No Doubt /67 |
Vol. 7/96 |
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Etheridge, Melissa /34 |
Oasis /4 |
MTV Party To Go |
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Evans. Faith HI |
Osborne, Joan /It |
Vol, 8 /64 |
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Everclear /31 |
Osbourne, Ozzy /46 |
Saturday Morning |
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Everything But The Girl |
Pres. Of U.S. /14 |
Cartoons Greatest |
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/53 |
Rancid /72 |
Hits /75 |
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Foo Fighters /89 |
Red Hot Chili Peppers /61 |
Tapestry Revisited: |
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Foxworthy. Jeff /93 |
The Rolling Slones /85 |
A Tribute To Carole |
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Genius/GZA /95 |
Seal /50 |
King /92 |
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Gill, Vince /26,99 |
Seger, Bob /90 |
White Zombie /78 |
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Goo Goo Dolls /24 |
Selena /80 |
Xscape /73 |
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Green Day /32 |
Seven Mary Three 122 |
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Silverchair /44 |
B VARIOUS ARTISTS: Mr. Holland’s Opus: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack (Polydor 9508 2)
With a boost from the film, currently number one at the box office, this mostly nostalgic soundtrack could generate enough consumer interest to become a moderate hit. Featuring a strong blend of rock and soul legends, including John Lennon (with Yoko Ono and the Plastic Ono Band), Ray Charles, Stevie Wonder and Jackson Browne, the album reflects the feel-good nature of the movie. Furthering the possible appeal of the record are the new works that bookend the 12-song disc. The album opens with Boyz II Men’s Shawn Stockman performing the nice “Visions Of A Sunset.” A direct ballad, the song has hit written all over it. Closing the soundtrack is The London Metropolitan Orchestra’s grandiose “An American Symphony (Mr. Holland’s Opus).”
B P: P (Capitol 32942 2)
True, the legend is that Johnny Depp was a musician before he became a teen heartthrob on 21 Jurnp Street and an accomplished actor in Edward Scis- sorhands. Still, when word came that he was joining a band with the Butthole Surfers’ Gibby Haynes, as well as Sal Jenco and Bill Carter, many had a hard time choking back their laughter. Well, guess what? On P’s 1 1-song debut, the group displays a stunning array of ver- satility, tackling a variety of styles.
Among the highlights are the Daniel Johnston-penned “I Save Cigarette Butts,” the rockabilly-flavored “Mr.
Officer,” the schmaltzy Elvis sounds of “Die Anne” and a strong cover of Abba’s “Dancing Queen.” P don’t excel at any one style, but the foursome is skilled enough in every genre to keep fans attention throughout the record. So, how does that crow ta.ste?
B FRANK BLACK: The Cult Of Ray {American 43070-2)
The former Pixies’ frontman continues his successful solo career with his 13-song American Records debut. Typically Black in both wry wit and fa d-paced rock music with a punk energy, the album features such humorously titled songs as the rapid-fire “Mo.sh, Don’t Pass The Guy,” “Kicked In The Taco” and “Jesus Was Right,” Black mixes the music up with the futuristic sounds of “The Marsist,” the slowed-down pop hooks of “I Don’t Want To Hurt You (Every Single Time)” and the infectious melody of “The Creature Crawling.” But, the auditory assault of the record’s first single, “Men In Black,” “Punk Rock City” and “Dance War” is still very much the norm on the disc. Anchored by Black and Lyle Workman’s strong guitar work. The Cult Of Ray will appeal to the many faithful of Black.
PICK OF THE WEEK
B AIMEE MANN: I’m With Stupid (DGC 24951)
Yes, like Prince’s much rumored Black Album or the Beach Boys’ legendary Smile record, there re- ally is a new Aimee Mann di.sc. With all the industry-related de- lays, many started to suspect the album was only a myth. How- ever, it is indeed rt il, and every bit as wonderful as the rumors claimed it was. Working with producer and partner Jon Brion, the former Til Tuesday vocalist has crafted a near perfect pop album. Listeners were given a preview last year of the record’s strong hooks with the catchy “That’s Just What You Are,” found on the soundtrack to Mel- rose Place. The fans who made that a hit will be enthralled by the Liz Phair-type grooves of “Superball” and the record’s first single, “Choice In The Matter.” Mann displays her versatility with the lovely ballads, “Ray,” “Par For The Course” and “You Could Make A Killing.” From start to finish, there isn’t a weak moment on this sterling 13-song collection. It may seem difficult to believe, but I’m With Stupid was worth every second of the wait.
CASH BOX
TOP 1 0O URBAN SINGLES
FEBRUARY 10, 1996
To \NatcJn:
H Town
This Week’s #1 ;
Mary J. Blige
g NOT GON’ CRY (FROM "WAITING TO EXHALE")
(Arista 12957) Mary J. Bilge
gsITTIN’ UP IN MY ROOM (Atianlic 07822) Brandy
3 BEFORE YOU WALK OUT OF MY LIFE/LIKE THIS AND LIKE THAT
(Arista 5052) Monlca
4 ONE SWEET DAY (Columbia 66700) . Marlah Carey & Boyz M Men
5 SOON AS I GET HOME (Bad Boy/Arista 9041) Faith EvanS
gWHERE DO U WANT ME TO PUT IT (Perspective/A&M) SolO
QTONITE’S THA NIGHT
(RuflhouseyColumbia 78092) KrlS KrOSS
Q NOONEELSE (Arista 79043) Total
miWE GOT IT (MCA 55148) Immature
EEI DO YOU WANT TO (So So Def/Columbia 7022) Xscape
11 LOVE u 4 LIFE (UpTovwvMCA 11258) Jodeci
12 EXHALE (SHOOP SHOOP){FROM "WAITING TO EXHALE")
(Arista 2885) Whitney Houston
ia NOBODY KNOWS (LaFace/Arista 4115) . . . The Tony Rich Project
14 WHERE EVER YOU ARE (EastWbst 9353) Terry ElMs
[^VISIONS OF A SUNSET (FROM "MR. HOLLAND’S OPUS")
(Polydor/A&M 580962) Shawn Stockman
a STILL IN LOVE (Mercury 56896) Brian McKolght
17 I MISS YOU (COME BACK HOME)
(FROM "NEWYORK UNDERCOVER")(Uptoi«n55107) .... Monlfah
18 HEY LOVER (Def Jam 7065) LL CoolJ
19 YOU REMIND ME OF SOMETHING (Jive 01241) R. Kelly
^JFU-GEE-LA (Ruffhouse/Columbia 78194) The FugeeS
21 LET’S PLAY HOUSE
(Death Rowr/interscope 53230) .... Tha Dogg Pound Feat. Mlchel’le
22 DIGGIN’ ON YOU (LaFace/AnsU4419) TLC
23 CRUISIN’ (EMI 32629) D’Angelo
24 YOU PUT A MOVE ON MY HEART
(Qv«st7844) Quincy Jones Feat. Tam la
m EVERYDAY & EVERYNIGHT (Loud/RCA 6489) ... Yvette Michelle
26 WHO CAN I RUN TO (So So Def/Columbia 78056) Xscape
27 TELL ME (Epic 77961) Groove Theory
28 FANTASY (Columbia 7321) Marlah Carey
^JWHO DO u LOVE (Arista 07822) Deborah Cox
gy|YOU WANT THIS PARTY STARTED
(Wbrner Bros 17753) Somethin’ For The People
ai KEEP TRYING (Epic 78197) Groove Theory
32 HOOKED ON YOU (Elektra 61849) Silk
33 CELL THERAPY (Laface/Arista 4113) GOOdle Mob
34 ALREADY MISSING YOU (Bektra) . . . Gerald & Eddie Levert, Sr.
35 SENTIMENTAL (Arista 12852) Deborah Cox
36 ANYTHING (MJJ/550 7063) 3T
37 DANGER (Merciry 7049) Blahzay Blahzay
38 GOIN’ UP YONDER (Giant 17717) M.C. Hammer
39 HURRICANE (Jive 42335) The Click
GET MONEY (Big Beat 98087) Junior M.A.F.t.A.
41 DON’T GIVE UP (Island 854478) . . . Island Inspirational All Stars
42 TOO HOT (Tommy Boy 713) COOMo
43 JUST TAH LET U KNOW (Ruthless/Relativity 5532) Eazy-E
44 I REMEMBER (Motown 860480) Boyz II Men
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^YOUR HEART’S IN GOOD HANDS (MCA55142) Al Green
HEAVEN (Perspective 7498) Solo
I WANT YOU BACK (Interscope 92638) Pure Soul
BROKENHEARTED (Atlantic 6175) Brandy
FUNNY HOW TIME FLIES (Atianlic 87093) IntrO
SORRY, I (Mercury 2410) Will Downing
RUNAWAY (A&M 581 194) Janet Jackson
COME WITH ME (Gasoline Alley 55081) Slial
54 GANGSTA’S PARADISE (FROM "DANGEROUS MINDS")
(MCA 55104) Coolio Feat. L.V.
55 DAMN THING CALLED LOVE (Virgin 40547) After 7
56 RUNNIN’ (Delicious vinyi/capitoi 58483) The Pharcyde
Qj LOVE OF MINE (Capitol 58441) Earth Gyriz
58 SURRENDER (Bektra 64350) Kut Klose
^GIMME YOURS (EMI 58512) AZ
60 FUNKORAMA (Interscope 95691) Redman
EAST 1999 (Ruthiess/Reiativity 6332) .... Bone Thugs-N-Haimony GIVE ME THE NIGHT
(Biuemoon/Aiiantic 98090) Randy Crawford
1 HATE U (Wbmer Bros 43592) A.F.K.A.P.
LIKE MARVIN GAYE SAID (WHAT’S GOING ON),
(Chrysalis/EMI 58494) Speech
’TIL YOU DO ME RIGHT (Vir^n 38494) After 7
|A THIN LINE BETWEEN LOVE & HATE
(Jac4UIac/V\fcmef Bros. 17699) H-Town
FAST LIFE (Cold Chillin/Epic Street/Epic 78081) Kool G Rap
THROW YOUR HANDS UP/GANGSTA’S PARADISE
(Tommy Boy 7699) L.V.
Y’ALL AIN’T READY YET (Big Boy 42331) Mystikal
I REFUSE TO BE LONELY (Zoo 14238) Phyllis Hyman
TAKE A LOOK (Hollywood 64003) J’Son
LOOK WHAT YOU’VE DONE (Columbia 77908) Asante
WHERE IS THE LOVE (FROM "DEAD PRESIDENTS")
(Underworld/Capitol 58604) JeSSe & Trlna
RETURN OF THE LIVIN’ DEAD (Giant 17796) The D.O.C.
|l NEED YOU TONIGHT
(Big Beat/Atianlic 98097) Junlor M.A.F.I.A. Feat. Aaliyah
WINGS OF THE MORNING (African Star/FlAUIsland 7199) . . . Capieton
ICE CREAM (Loud 64426) Chef Raekwon
THE RIDDLER (FROM "BATMAN FOREVER")
(Atianlic 87100) Method Man
BROKEN LANGUAGE/HUSTLIN’
(Profile 5440) Smoothe Da Hustler
I SPECIALIZE (Mecca Don/EasfWbst 6436) Michael Speaks
IT’S ALL ABOUT YOU (Mecca Don/Eastwfest 64347) . . . Adlna Howard
O’L SKOOL (Merciry 2294) Isaac 2 ISLaC
GOT IT GOIN’ ON (FROM "WHITE MAN’S BURDEN")
(Spoiled RottetVAiiantic 98132) Changing Faces
IT’S MY LIFE (Bust It 74001) Angle B
WHAT’S UP STAR? (FROM "THE SHOW’) (JMJ/RAL/lsland 7432) . Suga FEEL THE FUNK (FROM "DANGEROUS MINDS")
(MCA 55130) Immature
I CAN’T STAND THE PAIN (Motown 0348) Jason Weaver
PLAYA HATA (NooTrybe 11025) Lunlz
BOMDIGI (Def JanVRAL 7196) EHck Seimon
WATERFALLS (LaFace/Arista 24108) TLC
SUGAR HILL (EMI 58407) AZ
PLAYER’S ANTHEM (Big Beat/Atlantic 98149) .... Junlcr M.A.F.I.A. I’M YOUR MAN (AtianSc 87097) AII-4-One
YOU USED TO LOVE ME (Bad Boy/Arista 79025) Faith Evans
SEX IN THE RAIN (OutburstffiAL 7194) Mokenstef
HOW HIGH (FROM THE "SHOWl”)
(Def JanVRAL 9924) Redman/Method Mail
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CASH BOX FEBRUARY 10, 1996 11
URBAN
BLACK SINGLES INDEX
REVIEWS By Gil L. Robertson IV & Michael Hill
ALREADY MISSING YOU G.Levtn.E T Nicholas (Divided>Zomba Rarnal'VVamer-Tamertane,BMD 34
.ANYTHING T.Jacksan,TJaclocii,T JacloaDD Caldwell^ Kctncr (To The Tcc3MI) , 36
BEFORE YOU WALK OUT OF MY LIFE/UKE THIS LIKE THAT D Aiutm^C Wolf (EMI April/Dark
Music/WBM/Nuthouic Mu31c.ASCAP) 3
BOMDIGI E Setmoii.RJaiDU (Sicnc City''Nauaial League, ASCAPAVBM) 92
BROKENHEARTED ICCroucli,ICJciiM (Young Legend Songs. ASCAP/Humau RhytimuBMD 49
BROKEN LANGUAGE/HUSTXIN’ D.Simth.T Pjfrmao.T.Smitb (Protoons/Nejct Level Groove/Hill Hayaz. ascap) 80
CELL THERAPY Organized Noize.R.Bameu.T Buncii,C.Gipp.W. Kmghiai (Organized Noize^tiff Sliirt/Goodic Mob.BMI) . 33 COME WITH NCE Sbai (Music Coip. Of Anjcnca/Cameo Appcaiance By
Ramscs/V’andy'MCA/YppahcASCAP/HL/G.Spoi.BMD . 53
CRUISIN’ W Robiii3an,M Tapto (BenianuASCAP) ,23
DAMN THING CALLED LOVT Jen B (Seng Scngs^MIl 55
DANGER OuUoutLP.F Cuoin {Copyiigtii Conuol) 37
DIGGDM’ ON YOU Babyface (Ecaf-Sony.BMI) 22
DO YOU want TO I) 10
DON’T GIVE UPS Bro^kn.D Lau-Tcnce (D Lawience/CrysuJ Airc,ASCAP/Siar Brown.BMI) 41
EAST 1999 Bene. D.J U-Ncek.T(ny C (Ruthless Auack/Mo Thug ASCAP/DoUarz-N-Sense/Keani'DaiMiru.BMI) 61
EVXRYDAY & EATRYNIGHT M.Bryani (Funkmaster Ftx/M.Bryani3MI) . , 25
EXHALE (SHOOPSHOOP) Babyfece (ECS Music Adm./Sony Scngs.BMI) .... 12
FANTASY M (2arcy.D HalLC Franiz.T Wcymouih.A.Bclcw.S. Stanley (Metered Muslc/SKne
Jam/Ness Niny ACaponc.ASCAPAVBM/Songs OfSeny/Rye Seng.BMI) 28
FAST LIFE N.WU3cni,A.Besi,N-Jcnes (IDville-StQl DiggirF /Below The Surface/BramptorvTli
WUl/SkEmaiics/Zomln.ASCAP) .... 68
FEEL THE FUNK C Stokes^ Scaibourogh (Hookman/'Zomba.BMD 88
FU-GEE-LA N.Jcan,S.Michcl.L.HilLA.McGrier.T Marie (Tetc San Ko^ony/Obverse Creaucn/McNcUa^idoight
MagDei,ASCAP/HL) 20
FUNKORAMA R. Noble. J.DavuA Muharnrmdjd Taylor J^ MoTales.D-RobinscnJ) Wnnbley (Zomba. ASCAP) . 60
FUNNY HOW TIME FLIES D *Jam*HalJ (Frabeasha SioiK Jam, ASCAP) 50
GANGSTA’S PARADISE A Ivey Jr /L Sanders/D. Rasheed (T-Boy/0\B\0 Iiself/Boo Daddy/Johcte31ack
BuDpASCAP/Larry SandersSongs Of PolyGram/Mad (2astle3Mr) ..... 54
GET MONEY N. Big. Little KinuL. Porter, B-BcdfoniR. Ayers. R.Striplan (Big Poppa Music/E 2 ELPE/Afi. Music.
ASCAP/Undcas3MD 40
GIMME YOURSAZ (Ufe Is A BicluASCAP) . . . 59
GIVX ME THE NIGHT R.Tonpcncn (RoiMlor.BMI) . , . , , . , 62
GOIN’ UP YONDER W.HawkmsM.C.Hamn^r (Bud Jciin/EMI (3iristian.BMn . ... 38
GOT ITGODV’ ON N/A (N/A) . . 85
HEA\'EN J.Harns rn.T.LcwuJ,Whglii.D.Siokrs.D.Chavis,E.Mack.S.Gan:B (EMI-Apxll/Flyie 8
TymeHew Ftnpccuvc.ASCAP) 47
HEY LOVXR R Tempcncn.LL Cool J (Rod Sangs.ASCAP) . .18
HOOKED ON YOU Soulshock A Karlm.A MannuK-Jooes (Ahno Sailandra EMl.CasadtdaToung Legend FongsASCAP) 32
HOW HIGH RNoble,E.Scrman.C.Siiuih (R Noblc/Zoinba/Enc Scnnon.ASCAP/Carecn BMGAVu-TangBMI) 100
HOW WE ROLL M VaJenUM.L-HQl.K VeiKy.E Hai^.M DeuM.K Gokl (HaMS HiU A VaknOM.ASCAP'ScTwu
Gems-EMIBMI) 45
HURRICANE M Whitmore. E Stevens. B Jones, D Stevens. T Stevens
(ZoinbayTone Only/E-40/B-LegiuD^ot'Suga T.BMI/WBM) 39
ICE CREAM R.Diggs.C Woods (Careen-BMG/Ran*cc3Wu Tang.BMI) . 78
I CAN’T STAND THE PAIN KCroui (Human RhyttauBMI) ... 89
I H\TE U A.F K.A.P (1994/ConmTveny. ASCAP) 64
I’M YOUR MAN BWaiscn (McAithur/Bo Bizz-Metrcc/Sony.BMr) ... . 96
I MISS YOU Heavy D.T Robinson (EMI ApnlAE-Z-Duz-IiAVB'EvcUc.ASCAP)HLAVBM 17
1 NEED YOU TONIGHT Trite, Lule Kim.IGcpto.C Kent.P Rushen.B George, G Charles.C Bedeau (Undeas/Cbrk's
True FunLBaby Fingers Carecn-BMGASCAP/ZcmbaBMI) 76
I REFUSE TO BE LONELEV J FnedmamA R^iiM ManiMlli.P Hyman (Music By CaalehghcMCA/All My
Quldrtn/Ccmiuaijd fUrfonmnceASCAP'Music Coip Of Aiucnca Nelana.BMI) 71
1 REME.MBER N Moms.W Moms.S.Stoclman.T Kelley. B.Robmstn (Vanderpool Aymw 'Shawn
Painck/'Ensign Tymc For Flyie/Buacr Jinx.BMI) . 44
1 SPECIALIZE M Speaks. D Whiitingtcn (Dann WhLiUingi<n.ASCAP/SpeakouL'Ncw Chari oue /Nitty A
CapODcAVamcr Tamerlane. BMI) 81
ITS ALL ABOUT YOU A. Martin L.HarTis.G.JamesJ Coranie.M.HcndeiioD (VugnL'‘EMI/Crhilcan Swing ASCAP -Nme 83 ITS MY LIFE W GriffiituE. Barrier. M Morales. M.C. Rooney. K. Price (Sectnd GencraDon Rocney
TutKS/PnccMCA.BMI) . 86
I W'aNT YOU BACK T, Riley, S.Blaire.K.Andenan (Docril/Zcinba Eni-.ASCAP-Blairt^eay Giri.BMI) . . 48
JUST T.\H LET U KNOW E Wright A Trotter rV’.R. Pace (Ruthless Auact'Ragc Of A PsychopatliBig Rcg.ASCAP) ... 43
KEEP TRYING BWilsomA Larnex (Ahno Mujic/Groove 78 Ntusic.BMI) ... .... 31
LETS PL-VY HOUSE MichcrLe.SniXTp Doggy Doggy Dogg.Kunipt X>ai Nigga Daz.Naie Dogg (Sugc Emem’s. ASCAP) . 21
LIKE MARVIN GAVE SAID M Gayc. A Cleveland. R.Benson.Speech (Jobcte.ASCAP-Stonc AgaicBMI) - ... 65
LOOK WHAT YOU’VX DONE T Ftrez.K-Percz (The Lady Roan.ASCAPTrauma Unii.BMG Pub Inc.) ... 73
LOVXOFMINE K.Ryan (K-Jar.BMI) 57
LOVX U 4 LIFE Devanie (EMI Apnl/DeSwing Mob.ASCAP) 11
MO\X YA BODY D Lewu.C KeniB. Eastwood J Osborne
( Forever People Ztmba/Bany J Eastmond Ahno/March 9.ASCAP/Criaric’s True Piink.BMD - - - 90
NOBODY KNOWS J.RicluD Dubose (Joe SUadc/Shff ShuUD JauBMI) 13
NO ONE ELSE (Joe Shatk/Stiff Shin/D' Jtn.BM I) - - .... 8
NOT CON’ CRY Baby&cc (Ecaf/Sooy Songs/Fox Film,BMI) 1
O’LSKOOLG.W Isaac (Groove (^likl ASCAP) 84
ONE SWXET DAY M Carey .W Spelling. Asaiiasicff (Seny SongiSeny Music Pub .BMI) .... 4
PLAVA HATA C,Husband.G. Ellis Jr .B CaldweU.E'A'Sto.CMT (Seny TinKs Sto A
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PLAYER’S .ANTHEM Noionous B I G . Little Kjm.Liulc Ceascr (Undeas.ASCAP/Cbrk’s True FunkBMI) 95
RETURN OF THE LIVING DEAD The D O. C.. Erotic D (Funky Shit/Docuincnted SoundsBMI) . ... 75
THE RIDDLER C Smith.R Diggs. N Hefti (Miller. ASCAP/HL'RameccaAVu Tang /Careen-BMG. BMI) 79
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RUNNIN’ T HaTdsoii.E Wilcox, J Yancy.D-Stuart (Efticy.ASCAP'Beat Junkye/EMl BUckwood,BMn 56
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SEX IN THE RAIN HamiMokcnsief (MokcnsteCMa-fhil. ASCAP) 99
SITTIN' UP IN MY ROOM Babybce (1995 AUas/Stny Songs/Fox Films/Scny.BMI) . . .... 2
SOON AS 1 GET HOME F Evaru.S.Ctmbs (Jusun Publ Inc -BMI April/China Baby/Ianicc Combs
PubL .ASCAP /EMI Blaclcwood/Nmth St. TunnelBMI) 5
SORRY, I W. Downing. R RidcouiA Chnsoan (Win DowmUncle Buddies ^PolyG ram bU .ASCAP/Necuviiy.SESAC) 51
STILL IN LO\E B Mcknighi.B Baines (CanceUed Lunch Music/Polygram 1ml be .ASCAP/B Barnes Music, BMI) 16
SUGAR HILL A Z.J Barnes. K Barnes (TnckT TrackBMI) 94
SURRENDER K Sweat. E McCain,T DuncanA Cage (Kei(h Swcat'BA/WB/Deep Sound, ASCAP'Shon DoUs.BMI) 58
TAKE A LOOK S.BamesJ.C.OUver.T Robmsoo (EveOe Wamer Chappell/Twelve & Undcr/JeQies
Jams-'L L.C..ASCAP/Sbm U WcU/Jumping Bean Songs/L-L.C .BMD 72
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THROW YOUR RANDS UP/GANGSTA’S PARADISE M Thompson,! Wilhams.K-BhK.A EdwardsA Criss.L Santkn.S.Wcndcr (Jobcte/SioryicEcr/G's Ooly/T^l'n Bluc.ASCAP/T-Giii/Laigc Vanety/Al Jamau 9/Mauiice Thomp8ai.BMI) .69
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VISIONS OF .A SUNSET S S'lockman (Shaun F^inct/Ensign/Stiigs Of PolyGrain3MI) 15
WATERFALLS Orgaiuzed Noize.M. Etheridge. L.Lopez (Tiz Biz Music/BeliSiar
Music'Pet)blitone,.ASCAP/Organized None Music/SlifT Shirt Musk, BMD 93
WT GOT IT D. Picrce.C.Lucas.C. Rose (Scan 'The Mystio* Mathcr/Fe-Mac.ASCAP) 9
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WHAPS UP STAR ?T.Jack3Cii,K.Jaspcr.R Lawrence. D Angelih.B.Whiic.S.Hudman (Henclman/Ill HDI
BiUyz/Mystcry Systems/Ba-Dakc/Scvco Super Songs. BMI) . ... .87
WHERE DO U WANT ME TO PUT IT J Hams m.T.Lcwis.M.Honon (EMI April/nyte Tyme TunesASCAP/EMI
Blackwood/Help The Beaj.BMD 6
WHERE EVER YOU ARE T.McElroyX). Foster (Two Tuff-E-Nuff Songs/EMI Bbckwood.BMI) 14
WHERE IS THE LOVE RMacDtnakl.W.Salicr (Aitisfa ASCAP) 74
WHO CAN I RUN TO H. Hancock (Haiicock,BMD 26
WHO DO U LOVT V.Ben/ord,L CampeD II (GrandingiQn/An & Rythm Inc /Zanba. ASCAP) 29
WINGS OF THE MORNING C.Bailey.A.J(aics.A.lsaben.O,Rcdding (Irvmg.BMI) 77
Y’ALL AIN’T READY YET M.Tykr.L Edwards (Zomba/tThin (^l^km’.ASCAP/WBM) 70
YOU ARE NOT ALONE R. Kelly (Zanba Songs/R. Kelly 3MI) 63
Y’OU PUT A MOVEON MY HEARTQ.Jdies.R Temperton (Almo/Rod Sengs ASCAP) . 24
YOU REMIND ME OF SOMETHING R. KeUy (Zomba.BMD 19
YOU USED TO LOVT ME F. Evans ((China Baby/Bbckwood/Nmih St, TuimeLBMD . 98
YOU WANT THIS PARTY’ STARTED J. Young. R.Holrday.C.Wtlsen IILA.McClinianAl.Lamax (Maximum
Strcngth,ASCAP/Iunkic Funk/Bleu Joli/Whole Nine Yards. BMI) ... .30
YOUR HEARTS IN GOOD HANDS D.Warren (Rcalsongs.ASCAP) 46
■ ANOINTED: The Call (Word 6705) Pro- ducers: Various
After just one listen you’ll know why the buzz is so hot for this R&B/gospel group that just won a Stellar Music Award for Best Group Vocal Per- formance. Everything from the vocals, song selec- tion, production and background support is first rate. This group really knows how to deliver the goods, offering a rich musical sound that is Chris- tian-based, but with a contemporary vibe that should enable them to break through to the main- stream marketplace. That, coupled with the group’s video perfect looks and unified vocal interplay, invites predictions that the Anointed is headed a long way in both the gospel and urban music genres. Standout facks: “The Call,” “ It’s In God’s Hands Now,” “Grace Enough,” and “If I Labor. “(GR)
H YELLOWMAN: Message To The World (RASCD 3185) Producers: Various
The rasta man’s latest offering is a collection of mellow, feel-good, island-flavored tracks that will for certain expand his international following. The music and song selection here covers a variety of genres that the artist executes with a subdued flair that aptly displays his considerable talents. Addi- tionally, he is backed well by a team of musicians that include Danny Brownie, Micky Spence and Richard Foulks and production support provided by David Cole and Jim Fox. Expect wide support from alternative and selected urban formats. Selected tracks: “Maximum,” “Love Me Tender,” “Island Jam,” and “Darling lf.”(GR)
H THE CLICK: Game Related (Jive 41562- 2) Producers: The Click
With the loss of Too Short and his crew to Atlanta, there was no rew reigning king of the Bay area. After a few futile attempts at controlling the mic, up steps E-40 to take his place as the new king. Break out the crown and let the trumpets play as the new king has arrived. E-40 didn’t come alone, he brought his royal court with him. The Click and producer Studio Tom are definitely keeping the Bay area .sound alive. This album’s sound and lyrical content leaves no doubt as to where this crew hails from. Tne best tracks are “Hurricane,” “Scandalous,” and “World Went Crazy.” Suga T helps round this album out with her funky track, “If 1 Took Your Boyfriend” (MH)
PICK OF THE WEEK
H ETW: PsychoTheoSo- clo GhettoPathIc:
(The Escape) (FED 5137) Producers: Vari- ous
End Time Warriors (ETW) is not just another rap trio, these boyz are rapping for the Lord and giving a message to the world. The whole aim of the gospel genre is to reach the mas.ses with positive and en- lightening messages and this album succeeds on that front.
The group does a great job of blending the tracks and vocals in a way that is entertaining and thought-provoking. The best tracks are “Cornin’ To Get You Out,” “It’s Real,”
“Elevate Your Mind,” “Mama’s Prayer,” and “How We Roll.” “Ain’t Nobody Dyin’ But Us,” deserves particular attention with its standout message about the violence that affects young inner city youth. Hopefully this album will reach some of those brothers before it’s too late. (MH)
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Qwaiting TO EXHALE (Arista 18796) Soundtrack
2 R. KELLY (Jive 41579) R. Kelly
kjq’SJOOK JOINT (Qwest 45875) QuIncy Jones
“young, RICH AND DANGEROUS
(Ruffliouse/Columbia 67441) KrlS KfOSS
5 MR. SMITH (RAL/Def Jam 523845) LL Cool J
6 SOLO (Perspective 49017) SolO
^DONT BE A MENACE TO SOUTH CENTRAL...
(Island 524146) Soundtrack
B BROWN SUGAR (EMI 232629) D’Angelo
MISS THANG (Rowdy/ArisU 37006) Monjca
10 DAY DREAM (Columbia 66700) Madah Carey
11 FAITH (Arista 73003) Faith Evans
12 FATHER & SON (Bektra 61859) Eddie & Gerald Levert
13 DOGG FOOD (Death Row/Interscope/Priority 50546) . . Tha Dogg Pound jJJFUNKMASTER FLEX: 60 MINUTES OF FUNK
^^(Loud/RCA 66805) Varlous Aiilsts
15 OFF THE HOOK (So So Def/Columbia 67022) Xscape
16 SOUL FOOD (La Face/ArisU 26018) Goodle Mob
17 GAME RELATED (Sick Wd’ It/Jive 41562) The Click
18 WE GOT IT (MCA 11385) Immature
19 ON TOP OF THE WORLD (Relativity 1521) EightBall & MJG
20 1990 SICK (Jive 41583) Spice 1
21 SILK (Bektra 61849) Silk
22 MIND OF MYSTIKAL (Big Boy 41581) Mystikal
23 LIQUID SWORDS (Geffen 24813) GeniUSGZA
24 THE SHOW, THE AFTER PARTY, THE HOTEL
(Uptown 11258) Jodeci
^JCONSPIRACY (Undeas/Big BeatAG 92614) Junior M.A.F.I.A.
26 GANGSTA’S PARADISE (Tommy Boy 1141) CooMo
27 E. 1999 ETERNAL (Ruthiess/Reiativity 5539) . Bone Thugs N Harmony
28 DEAD PRESIDENTS (Capitol 32438) Soundtrack
29 ETERNAL E (Priority 50544) Ea^ E
^JCRAZYSEXYCOOL (LaFace/Arista 26009) TLC
31 SOUTHERN GAL (Eastwest/EEG 61857) Terry ElMs
32 DESIGN OF A DECADE 1986/1996
(/k&M 540399) Janet Jackson
^JGROOVE THEORY (Epic 57421) Groove Theory
34 I REFUSE TO BE LONELY (PiRCoo 11040) Phyllis Hyman
PHELTER SKELTER (Giant24627) The D.O.C.
CYPRESS HILL lll(TEMPLES OF BOOM)
(Rumiouse/Columbia 669911) CypreSS Hill
37 DOUBLE OR NOTHING (DefJatrVRAMsIand 529286) . . Edck Seimon
38 I REMEMBER YOU (Polydor/A&M 528280) Brian Mc Knight
39 THE REMIX COLLECTION (Motown 530584) Boyz II Men
40 MOODS (Mercury 528755) Will Downing
41 RATED G (Irak 72668) Top Authority
42 JEALOUS ONE’S ENVY (RelativHy 1239) Fat Joe
43 ALL WE GOT IZ US (JMJ/RAL/lsland 529265) OnyX
44 THE SHOW (DefJanVRAUIsland 529021) Soundtrack
45 ONLY BUILT 4 CUBAN LINX (Loud 666673) Chef Raekwon
JMwords (LaFace/zkrista 26222) The Tony Rich Project
47 DOWN SOUTH HUSTLERS
(No Unit/Priorrty 53993) VariOUS ArtiStS
48 DANGEROUS MINDS (MCA 11228) Soundtrack
49 4 5 6 (Epic 57808) Kool G Rap
50 LABCABINCALIFORNIA
(Delicious Vinyl/Capitol 35102) The Pharcyde
51 FtATED G (Rap-A-Lot 40758) 5th Ward Boyz
52 OPERATION STAKOLA (C-Note/Noo Trybe 52324) Luniz
53 BRANDY (Atlantic 82610) Brandy
54 BLACKFACE (Gasoline Aliey/MCA 11176) Shai
55 HISTORY: PAST, PRESENT, AND FUTURE-BOOK 1
(Epic 59000) Michael Jackson
56 GREATEST HITS (Right Stuff/Capitol 30800) Al Green
57 THINKING ABOUT YOU (GRP 9829) Jerald Daemyon
58 DONT TRY THIS AT HOME
(Dangerous Music/Jive 41573) DangerOUS CreW
59 THE BEST OF S.O.S. BAND (Tabu/Motown 530594) .... S.O.S Band
60 NEW LIFE (Atlantic 82662) IntrO
61 II (Motown 530323) Boyz II Men
62 DOE OR DIE (EMI 32631) AZ
63 BEST OF C-BO (Awol 7199) C-Bo
64 KRS-ONE (Jive 41570) KRS-One
65 REFLECTIONS (Virgin 40547) After 7
66 MY LIFE (MCA/Uptovwn 11156) Mary J. Bilge
67 ME AGAINST THE WORLD (Interscope 92399) 2Pac
68 KIRK FRANKLIN & FAMILY
(Gospo-ceniric 72119) Kirk Franklin & Family
69 LIVIN’ PROOF (Payday/FFRR/lsland 524079) GrOUp Home
70 BROKEN (Intersound 9145) William Becton & Fdends
71 BOOMBASTIC (Virgin 40158) Shaggy
72 PURE SOUL (Step Siri/lnterscope 92638) Pure Soul
73 LAST CHANCE, NO BREAKS (Rowdy/Arista 37008) Jamal
74 FRIDAY (Priority 53959) SOUndtrack
75 TRUE (Priority 52983) Tru
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The soulful sounds of Aaron Neville filled the Phoenix Hard Rock Cafe when he sang some of his classic and new ballads at a special concert by KMJ K 1 07-FM. One of the great distinctive singers of the past four decades, Neville has had many great hits, including the 1966 classic “Tell It Like It Is," “Over You” and “Don’t Take Away My Heaven.” Neville’s latest album The Tattooed Heart prom- ises to be full of his trademark sounds ranging from funk-rock to reggae. Pictured (l-r): Art Jackson, station manager KMJ K-FM; DeJai Sloan, ASM Reco? ds; Aaron Neville.
RHYTHM & BLUES FOUNDATION ANNOUNCES 1996 PIO- NEER AWARDS: The Rhythm & Blues Foundation is proud to announce the recipients of its Seventh Annual Pioneer Awards and its Lifetime Achievment Award. At a gala ceremony on February 29, in Los Angeles at the Hollywood Palladium, the Foundation will bestow awards totaling $225,000 to twelve greats of the idiom, that include seven vocalists and instrumentalists, four groups, and one producer-arranger- bandleader. The 1996 Lifetime Achievement Award will go to the indomitable Bo Diddley. The Pioneer Awards program will be co-hosted by past award recipients Darlene Love and Mavis Staples. Through the Pioneer Awards the Foundation honors the men and women who created this rich art form that is one of the most truly American cultural expressions. Rhino Records’ president Richard Foos will serve as Honorary Chairman of the event. Newly elected Rliythm and Blues Foundation chairman Jerry Butler will preside over the evening’s festivities. A list of the Award recipients follows: Betty Everett, Eddie Floyd, Johnnie Taylor, Doris Troy, Johnny “Guitar” Watson, Bobby Womack, The Cadillacs, The Chantels, The Flamingos, Isley Brothers, Dave Bartholomew, and Jay MeShann.
DIS N’ DAT: Reggie White’s Tennessee-based Big Doggie Records is releasing a single entitled “Doggie’s In The House,’’ to raise money for Reggie’s church that recently burned down. Released on February 6, the single features White along with his rap artist Mike-E. Lionel Richie is back with a new single “Don’t Want To Lose You,” from his long awaited album Louder Than Words due out soon from PolyGram. Congratulations go out to Ashford & Simpson who will be honored by ASCAP with its Founders Award on March 19. MCA Records is proud to announce the new Internet site for blues legend B.B. King. The web site address is http://www.mca.com/mca records. Watch for King’s new release On The Road With B.B. King. James Murdoch’s Rawkus Entertainment has just signed Jamaican dancehall artist Poppa Bear Cool Breez. RCA Records recently released The Pointer Sisters in Highlights From Ain 't Misbehavin. The popular trio is currently touring the country with the play and should be passing through your town soon.
By Git L. Robertson IV
RHYTHM
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Kool G. Rap chillin with B-Real and Sen Dog both of Cypress Hill at the recent Cypress Hill release party in New York.
By Gil L. Robertson IV
Dynamic social critic Michael Eric Dyson (I) at panel discussion celebrating his latest book Between God and Gangsta Rap: Bearing Witness to Black To Black Culture. Michael and Vitx magazine CEO Keith Clinkscales (r) fielded questions from members of the press, celebrities, clergy and other invited guests. Pictured at center is supermodel Veronica Webb.
SW-NETWORKS/RAP-THE VOTE: SW Networks talk show host and former New York Governor Mario M. Cuomo, hip-hop impresario Russell Simmons, supermodel Veronica Webb, Uptown Records president Heavy I), Tribe Called Quest, rapper Q-Tipand other special guests from the world of hip-hop gathered on Thursday, February 8, for a Rap The Vote Internet chat. Designed to encourage urban youth to go to the polls, the on-line gathering was part of the world’s largest Internet event to date, 24 Hours In Cyberspace. An international project documenting how the on-line digital revolution is changing people’s lives, 24 Hours In Cyberspace sent out 100 of the world’s top photojournalists around the globe to capture the event. The .show is produced by photo journalist Rick Smolan. For more information contact the SW Network’s Internet address at hnp://www.swnetwork.s.com.
roo SHORT CALLS IT QUITS: Dangeroas Music/Jive Records record- ing artist Too Short has announced that he will retire at the end of the year, following release of his as yet untitled 10th album. During Too Short’s seven-year career he singlehandedly pioneered the “playa” sub-genre, while scoring several sales triumphs, including three platinum albums (Life Is Too Short. Short Dog’s In The House, Get In Where You Fit In) and three Gold albums (Bom To Mack. Shorty The Pimp, Cocktails). Short’s last album will be released in mid-March. The first single to be released from the forthcoming album is “Gettin It” (featuring Parliament/Funkadelic). Upon retirement. Too Short will focus solely on running his Atlanta-based record label. Dangerous Music, and developing new talent. Several artists he will be working with currently appear on The Dangerous Crew compilation album. Don't Try This At Home including: Goldy and Father Dom. The compilation album also features Too Short’s phenomenal collaboration with Erick Sermon 'Buy You Some.”
TOP 25 RAP SINGLES
CASH BOX > FEBRUARY 10. 1996
Btonighfs tha night
(Rirflhouse/Columbia 78092) KriS KrOSS 2
2 HEY LOVER (RAUDefJanVIsUnd 77494) LL Cool J 1
3 CELL THERAPY (Laface/ArisU 4113) Goodie Mob 3
4 LET'S PLAY HOUSE
(Death Row/itiierscope 53230) . , . Tha Dogg Pound Feat, Michel’le 5
5 FU-GEE-LA (RvfThouse/Columbia 78194) The Fugees 7
6 JUST TAH LET U KNOW (Ruthless/Relatvity 5532) Eazy-E 4
7 GANGSTA’S PARADISE (MCA 55104) Coolio Feat, L.V, 8
8 DANGER (Fader 7049) Blahzay Blahzay 6
9 TOO HOT (Tommy Boy 7718) CooHo 9
10 HURRICANE (SickWd’ It/Jive 42335) The Click 10
11 GET MONEY (Big Beat 98087) Junior M.A.F.I.A, 12
THROW YOUR SET IN THE AIR (Ruflhouse/Columbia 78042) CypreSS Hill 13
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■ CHANTAY SAVAGE; “I Will Survive” (RCA 64483)
What a track! What a vocal performance performance! If not for the title, it’s hard to tell that this song is a remake of the still-popular Gloria Gaynor track. Steve “Silky” Hurley outdid himself on this track and it’s difficult to decide which of the four mixes to play. Chantay delivers a smooth, easy and controlled voeal performance which should make her version a big hit. Expect huge radio play and quite possibly some “tin” for this little lady.
■ MYSTICAL: “Out Of That Boot Camp Clicc” (JDJ 42352-2)
This track is strong, overpowering and definitely not for Malik. Malik has a clean, clear rap style, which is moving. But this track and Malik’s vocal tone are not a match made in Heaven. The track rolls over Malik like a semi would a Volkswagen. Well, I guess everything that an artist releases can’t be all of that.
■ 2 PAC, DR. DRE, ROGER TROUTMAN: “California Love ” (DRPD
0001)
When Dr. Dre first left NWA and Ruthless Records he broke with The D.O.C. He then went out and returned with Snoop Dogg and we all know what happened then. Now he’s back again with Death Rov,' Recordings newest addition, 2 Pac. On their new, self-produced single these two are clicking some .smooth lyries together over this killer a— dance track. This track is smoking, and with the introduction of funk royalty Roger Troutman on the vocoder, it simply bursts into flames. If you haven’t heard one of the six mixes available, be patient because it’s bound to reach your area soon.
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REVIEWS By Hector Resendez
■ JOVENES DEL BARRIO: Evolucionaiido (RMM, 82006) Producer: Johnny Almendra. TROPICAL/SALSA.
The album cover boasts that “cha- ranga music lives!” It’s certainly alive and well in this project by the group Jovenes del Barrio. Headed by the sea- soned percussionist of 25 years, Johnny Almendra, one will encounter traditional Afro-Cuban rhythms (danzon, cha cha cha, etc.) alternating with R&B flavored modern arrangements ala charanga style, especially “Telephone” with gifted vo- calist Jill Armsbury. The danzon, “Habana Vieja,” will make even Cachao shed a tear. The whole album swings old Habana-style!
■ DOMINGO QUINONES: Dom- ingo Quinones (RMM, 82005)
Producer: Carlos “Cuto” Soto.
TROPICAL/SALSA
Domingo Quinones’ first album ap- pearance was with Luis Perico Ortiz back in 1986. How appropriate that Ortiz joins him now as guest trumpeter. His latest self-titled solo album is indicative of how this artist has matured into one of the great voices from Puerto Rico. Featuring three compositions of his own and one co-written with producer/arranger Cuto Soto, Quinones shines brillantly through- out the album. The first promo single is “Tu Como Estas,” but watch for “Chica Romantica” to jettison Quinones to another Gold achievement.
■ YARI MORE: Tal Para Cual (RMM, 82002) Producers: Bobby Dee, Yari Mor6. TROPI- CAL/SALSA.
Colombian vocalist, Yari More, is the first Los Angeles resident to record for the RMM label. His debut album, Tal Para Cual, was actually recorded in Puerto Rico. Luckily, Californians don’t hold grudges. They and others, however, will come to enjoy More’s romantic touch on such numbers as the first promo single, “Tal ParaCual,” written by Gus- tavo Marquez. The higher energized “Si De Mi Te Alejas” and “Dejamela A Mi” will undoubtedly delight dancers. More also wrote two fine selections, “Pegaito” and “Ella Es,” of which the latter was arranged by L.A.’s very own Jesus Alejandro. Just thought you might want to know.
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■ OSCAR D’LEON: El Sonero Del Mundo (RMM, 82003) Producer:
Willy Chirino. TROPICAL/SALSA.
Claiming he’s the singer of the world is no big deal for the Venezulan vocalist/bandleader/composer/arranger. Oscar D’Leon holds other titles as well. More importantly, D’Leon undisputedly possesses the solo spot as Salsa’s number one showman. With over 50 albums to his credit, the singer’s 20-year span in the biz continues to flourish without end in sight. Cuban Salsa wonder, Willy Chirino, provides all arrangements, a couple of his compositions, as well as producing this album. The hit-bound numbers are “Mirala Como Se Menea,” “Traicionera” and “Lastima Que Seas Ajena. ” D ’Leon’s legions of fans are equally bound in picking up what is the “King’s” best album to date.
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RMM & UNI DEAL COMES TO- GETHER: The official news came in mid-December of last year. RMM Records & Video Corp. confirmed a new long-term agreement with UNI Distribution, the U.S. A. sales and distribution arm of MCA Music Etertain- ment Group. RMM’s President, Ralph Mercado, made a joint an- nouncement with John Bums, President of UNI Distribution. The deal clearly marked the parting of ways between RMM and Sony Discos. “It was time to move on,” said Mercado in a recent interview from his headquarters in New York City. “We needed to expand our market... to remain on the forefront and to achieve growth and eommercial success. We’re looking at the next century since it’s practically here already.”
The coming millennium came close to taking on a different appearance. Mercado commented on Sony’s proposal to buy the label. “They (Sony) had an option to buy the company, but no option to renew our distribution arrangement.” The offer was reportedly in the $20-$25 million range. “It came down to whether we sell or move on. I decided not sell,” said Mercado.
And how is the new relationship with UNI and MCA coming along? Mercado feels extremely optimistic and content with his new partners. “UNI is handling our audio and video product in the U.S. and Puerto Rico,” exclaimed Mercado. Zach Horowitz, president of MCA/MEG has stated that RMM is their first step in developing their growing focus in Latin music. UNI has a two year agreement with RMM with an option for a third. “We have a new energy... we’re now in a position to flex our muscles,” which Mercado described as a “surge of adrenalin” for RMM.
And what better way to pump iron in the new year than with three Grammy Award nominations? The newly signed Latin jazz giant, Eddie Pahnieri’s album Arete, was named as a candidate in the category of “Best Latin Jazz Performance.” The other two nominees include the “Queen of Salsa,” Celia Cruz for her album Irreptible (RMM), and the immensely popular Marc Anthony with his triple platinum album Tcdo A Su Tiempo on the Soho Latino label. Both artists are competing in the “Best Tropical Latin Performance” category. This year’s Grammy Awards will take place at the Shrine Audito- rium in L.A. on February 28th.
Mercado commented on his desire to expand his international market In addition, the company has touched on developing material with Cuban artists such as Salsa singer, Isaac Delgado, and Chucho Valdes, director of the group Irakere. Mercado is especially proud of RMM’s Tropical Tribute To The Beatles, which is to be released Feb. 27th. The album promises to be a swinging Latinized magical mystery tour. It’s an explosive celebration filled with hot rhythms, dynamic vocals, and lots of creative clave. The album is certain to delight any Beatles fan as well as satisfy the tastes of Salsa lovers. RMM takes tropical music and its talented roster of stars to a whole new plateau. This is a visionary and innovative move that will enable Latin tropical music to crossover onto the international scene. The selections are both in English and Spanish with a smattering of Spanglish to boot.
A NEW RMM: RMM’s charged-up feeling has also translated into several major changes within the organization. “We’ve added staff to help meet our goals and objectives,” said Mercado. First, there was the reassignment of Eddie Rodriguez on the West Coast as direetor of the Tropyazz division out of New Y ork. Next came the promotion of Andres Coll to vice president and general manager in Puerto Rico. Latin music industry vet. Bill Marin, was brought on board as vice president and general manager. Marin is based at RMM’s office in Los Angeles.
“We did 15 million last year,” beams a proud Ralph Mercado. “We will easily beat that this year.” By the time 1999 rolls around, Mercado will have launched another pet project: a major feature film about the late Symphony Sid, a popular New York Salsa disc jockey. The film will be called Swing Street.
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(L-R): Bill Marin, new general manager of RIVIVI Records; Andres Coll, v.pJOM of RMM Records in Puerto Rico, with Ralph Mercado, president of RMM Records & Video Corp.
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ON JANUARY 19, 1996 TVT RECORDS announced the formation of TVT Soundtrax, a division solely committed to developing, producing and dis- tributing motion picture soundtracks. TVT achieved great success with the 1995 release of the soundtrack to Mortal Komhal, and sales of the album, which features six of TVT's recording artists, is still going strong. Also last year the company put out music from such films as Seven, Grumpier Old Men and Hideaway. Looking to follow in last year's footsteps, TVT has already released the soundtrack to the new flick Two If By Sea, which features such artists as Shelby Lynne, Belinda Carlisle and TVT act Fledgling. . . Bar None Records has gone back in time to “introduce” the kids of today to some great bands from yesteryear. Look for the 43-song, double-album HeyDax from The Embarrassment, The Scene Is Now’s Tlie Oily Years and The Young Persons Guide To Tiny Lights by none-other-than the Tiny Lights. Also. Bar None is set to release the full-length debut from anything- but-P.C. act Mensclub in March... For those who are turned on by Politically Correct audio, check out A Child's Celebration Of Rock N' Roll from California-based company Music For The Little Ptmple. Richie Valens, Bobby Darin and The Coasters are just a few of the artists making up the release. . .
VESTAPOL, A DIVISION OF THE ROUNDER RECORDS GROUP,
has just released Merle Travis’s The Songs And Guitar Of Merle Travis: Sixteen Tons Rare Performances 1946-1981 - Volume 2, A Rare One Hour Journey from Doc & Merle Watson and a compilation album featuring such greats as Albert Collins and Freddie King, entitled Texas Blues Guitar. All three new Vestapol titles are available on compact disc only. For Tex-Mex
music fans, check out Los Pinkys’ Esta Pasion and Cada Nino/Every Child from Tish Hi- nojosa. Both Tex-Mex releases sport the Rounder Records logo . Jenkins-Peabody En- tertainment, the indie label whose motto is “We hated re- cord companies so much we had to become one,” recently made the latest CD by Neil Smythe available. Smythe’s current re- cord, Refrains, features the use of woodwinds and an assort- ment of vintage electronic in- struments...
Vanguard Records, just put out Quartet, Alison Brown’s fourth release for the label. In 1991, Brown was nominated for a Grammy Award for best blue- grass album and was picked by The International Bluegrass Music Assn, as the Banjo Player Of The Year. Look for Brown and her band on the road throughout 1996 to support Quartet...
THIRD-WORLD COUNTRY ROCKERS, SEPULTURA, have just fin ished their sixth album, entitled Roots. This new release, recorded in Malibu, CA. features production by Ross Robinson and the mixing talents of Andy Wallace. Roadrunner Records, will be unleashing Roots March 12 in the United States. . . Black Pumpkin Records has just announced the release of Sxstem by Lazarus Effect. The 11-track disc marks Lazarus Effect’s first full-length release, which can be obtained through such companies as Dutch East, STP and Rotz Records. Following release parties in New York and New Jersey, the band members are expected to bring their audio to .stages nationwide... In late January, peermusic aimounced the establishment of its new site on the World Wide Web. The site features inl'ormation on the label’s artists , a schedule of new audio releases, recording group tour dates and music clips of various peermusic acts. Peermusic’s vast catalog of over 200,000 titles IS also listed and includes such diverse music genre’s as New Classical, Alternative, Latin, Dance and Contemporary. Head to this new web site.
INDIE EXECS ON THE MOVE
H Ralph Simon has been named to the newly-cre- ated post of president for Rondor Music and Almo Sounds’s UK and European operations. Simon comes to the post with extensive industry credits, including the co-founding Jive Records and the Zomba Music Group of international companies in the mid-70s. Most recently he served with Capitol Records and is credited with its restructuiing. He will will be based in London. J.D. Sussman has been named general manager of Grindstone Records in Beverly Hills, CA. Before Sussman’s current label position, he worked as an independent national pro motions director. H H.O.L.A. Recordings has named Ken Baumstein to the position of executive vp/gm. Prior tojoining H.O.L.A., Baum.stein served as the senior vp of marketing at EMI Records Group. H Criterion Music Corp. has promoted Bo Gold- sen to president. Before his upping, Goldsen worked as the vp of Criterion. H Robert Garcia has been named gm of Westwood One’s CNN Radio in Atlanta, GA. Garcia most recently worked as the executive producer for CBS Radio Stations News Service in Washington, D.C. B Allison Dunbar has been appointed vp business affairs at Pool Party Records in Los Angeles, CA. Before joining Pool Party, Dunbar worked as an international law professor. B Trevor Carey has been named West Coast regional promotion manager at Relativity Records in Los Angeles. Prior to Ca'ey’s work at Relativity, he spent 1 1 years in radio, including several positions as a station program director. B The Lee Solters Company in Los Angeles has promoted Dawn Lobaugh to senior account executive, music divi- sion. Prior to her promotion, Lobaugh worked as a junior publicist for the company.
http://www.peermusic.com, to find out more about such acts as Selena, David Foster and Bjork. . .
NASHVILLE, TN-BASED VIA RECORDS has just re- leased Happy Ever After, the new album from New Zealand band Hoi Polloi. Prior to this album, the band has put out two other discs with sales topping 40,000 units. Happy Ever After features 1 1 tunes, including the single “Big Fat Happy Day,” and can be purchased in the States through M.S. Distribu- tors. . . Iguana Records, a New York-based indie label, has just announced the release of BED’S self-titled debut offering. This album of 11 tunes features the talents of bassist/vocalist Will Lee, drummer/vocalist Steve Ferrone, keyboardist/vocalist Chris Palmaro and guitarist/vocalist Joe Caro. All of BFD’s members have individually worked with well-known artists such as Mariah Carey, Carly Simon, Eric
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RBL Posse's Hitman |
Right Way Prod. 9500 |
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Various Artists |
Anonynxius 1002 |
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2 Foe Tha $(Vloney$ |
High Power Music 2455 |
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RBL Posse |
In-A-Minute 8900 |
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Prime |
Black Power 2521 |
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Pizzo |
Strong Island 1000 |
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Trigga Happy 9615 |
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Tabb Doe |
Incognito 0430 |
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Various Artists |
Donna 70022 |
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Mass. 187 |
Shot Shop 222 |
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Madface |
Cornfield 52136 |
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Instinct 326 |
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E.C. |
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Big Mack |
Fatt Sak 0001 |
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Hustletion |
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Tesz |
Out-Bac 1378 |
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1. NOW THAT IVE FOUND YOU |
Alison Krauss |
Rounder 0325 |
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Strunz & Farah |
Selva 1001 |
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Roomful Of Blues |
Bullseye Blues 9566 |
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Cheryl Wheeler |
Philo 1192 |
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Monster Mike Welch |
Tone Cool 1154 |
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Tabu Ley Rochereau |
Rounder 5039 |
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Yellowman |
Ras 3185 |
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Todd Phillips |
Compass 74230 , |
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Mike Hendeison |
Dead Reckoning 4 |
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Various Artists |
Rounder AN22 |
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Upstart 30 |
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Alison Krauss |
Rounder 0275 |
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Kevin Welch |
Dead Reckoning 3 |
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Patato/Changuito/Orestes |
Redwood 9503 |
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J. Garcia/D. Grisman |
Acoustic Disc 2 |
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Click & Click Tappet |
Warped Discs 3000 |
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Burning Speai |
Heartbeat 179 |
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NOFX |
Epitaph 86457 |
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Sleepyhead |
Homestead 226 |
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Moby |
Mute U.K. 13 1 |
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ZazoiVBudd |
Made To Measure 37 |
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Noise Addict |
Grand Royal 024 |
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Adrenalin O.D |
Grand Theft Audio 009 |
20 ALBUMS SALES RANKINGS
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Grand Royal 026 |
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Her Fault |
Bittersweet 001 |
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Tortoise |
Thrill 025 |
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lO. LIVE |
Scanner |
Sub Rosa 95 |
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My Dog's Ass |
Rifle Records 001 |
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12. 1952 |
Soul- Junk |
Homestead 227 |
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1 3. FAITHLESS STREET |
Whiskeytown |
Mood Food 004 |
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Social Unrest |
New Red Archive 59 |
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15. ACCUSTOMED TO NOTHING |
Accustomed To Nothing |
New Red Archive 62 |
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16. ONE FOOT IN THE GRAVE |
Beck |
K Records 28 |
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17. BABY, TEST THE SKY |
Stratotanker |
Homestead 226 |
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18. ..A^ND OUT COME THE WOLVES |
Rancid |
Epitaph 86444 |
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19. INCOGNITO |
Non Use For A Name |
New Red Archive 20 |
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20. CRYPTOLOGY |
David S. Ware |
Homestead 220 |
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Feedback Inc. Music Dist. ph: 800.326.3472 |
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1. MORE NOISE |
Mighty M. Bosstones |
Taangl 60 |
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Mighty M. Bosstones |
Taang! 44 |
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Mighty M. Bosstones |
Taangl 48 |
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Svyirlies |
Taangllll |
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Beastie Boys |
Grand Royal 26 |
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Buck 0 Nine |
Taangl 113 |
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Reg Dwight (Elton John) |
RPM 142 |
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Green Day |
Lookout 46 |
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Buck 0 Nine |
Taang! 109 |
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10. OVERPOWERED BY FUNK |
Various Artists |
Griffin 109 |
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11. PERFORMANCE |
Spacemen 3 |
Taang! 95 |
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12. CRASH & BURN |
Stranglehold |
Taang! 87 |
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13. DONT TELL ME KNOW |
Halo Benders |
K Records 46 |
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14. BBC RADIO LIVE ONE |
Jethro Tull |
Griffin 578 |
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15. 1 HATE DECEMBER (Remix) |
Ivy |
Scratchie 007 |
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16. MEET THE REAL YOU |
Noise Addict |
Grand Royal 24 |
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17. BLUE EYED BLUES |
ClaptoryBeck/Page |
Griffin 20 |
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18. KISS YOU ASS GOODBYE |
Blue Meanines |
Fuse 1069 |
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19. ENERGY |
Operation Ivy |
Lookout 10 |
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20. DOPE DOGS |
P-Funk All Stars |
One Nation 0001 |
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Great Bay Music Dist., |
Inc. ph: 800.743.1035 |
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D.J. Kool |
CLR 7209 |
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Various Artists |
Penthouse 2037 |
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D.J. Kool |
CLR 7201 |
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L. Bames/Red Budd Choir |
Air 10212 |
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Space 1 1 |
CLR 7210 |
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D. Peoples & C. Peoples |
Air 10200 |
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7. BROKEN |
William Becton & Friends |
Intersound 9145 |
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8. TRAPPED INSIDE A BOMB |
Organized Crime |
SOH 9001 |
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9. DOGG FOOD |
Tha Dogg Pound |
Death Row/Priority 50546 |
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10. MORE THAN A MELODY |
Yolanda Adams |
Tribute 1359 |
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1 1 . STREETS DEEPER THAN THE... |
O.T.R. Clique |
Alone 1001 |
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12. STRAIGHT OUT OF BROOKLYN |
Mt. Calvary Mass Choir |
Nap 2102 |
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13. LET THE CHURCH SAY AMEN |
G. ThompsonAenn. Full... |
Air 10215 |
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14. THE CHRONIC |
Dr. Dre |
Prionty/WEA 57128 |
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15. COMING HOME |
H. Walker 6 Love... |
Benson 4168 |
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16. ZOE BROTHERS, SOUL TEMPS... |
Zoe Brothers. Soul Temps... |
Rev Run 4180 |
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17. THE BEST OF THE ESCORTS |
Escorts |
Priority 53100 |
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18. MAN IN THE MIDDLE |
D. McKer^ie & Gospel... |
FLR 4002 |
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19. THROUGH THE STORM |
Yolanda Adams |
Tribute 938 |
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20. THE BEST OF MIGUEL BROWN |
Miguel Brown |
Hot 19 |
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Koch International ph: |
516.484.1000 |
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1. GORGEOUS GEORGE |
Edwyn Collins |
Bar None 058 |
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2. NOT A PRETTY GIRL |
AnI [jifranco |
Righteous Babe 7 |
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3. POMEGRANATE |
Poi Dog Pondering |
Bar None 067 |
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4. ROOTS OF THE GRATEFUL DEAD |
Various Artists |
Shanachie 6014 |
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5. GREATEST SONGS |
Andrew Lloyd Webber |
Silva 1044 |
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6. 1 LOVE YOU PERFECT |
Yanni |
SiNa 1015 |
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7. THE SONGS OF XTC |
Various Artists |
Thirsty Ear 57019 |
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8. SPACE AGE BACHELOR PAD MUSIC |
Esquivel |
Bar None 043 |
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9. TALES |
Marcus Miller |
PRA 60501 |
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10. OUT OF RANGE |
Ani DIfranco |
Righteous Babe 6 |
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1 1 . THE HONESTY ROOM |
Dar Williams |
Razor & Tie 2816 |
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12. WEIGHT |
Rollins Band |
Imago 21034 |
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13. LOVE SONGS |
Andrew Lloyd Weber |
Silva 1022 |
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14. LIKE 1 SAID |
Ani Difranco |
Righteous Babe 5 |
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15. GRINGO HONEYMOON |
Robert Ead Keen |
Sugar Hill 1044 |
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16. BEST OF... |
Ladysmith B. Mambazo |
Shanachie 43098 |
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17. MUSIC FROM A SPARKLING PLANET |
Esquivel |
Bar None 056 |
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18. LIVE ONE |
Greg Brown |
Red House 78 |
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19. IMPERFECTLY |
Ani DIfranco |
Righteous Babe 3 |
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20. HEART OF MIDNIGHT |
Yanni |
Silva 1050 |
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MCS Distributing ph: 810.583.4678 |
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l.DOGG POUND |
Tha Dogg Food |
Death Row 50546 |
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2. ETERNAL E |
Eazy-E |
Priority 50544 |
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3. PHAT BLUNTS |
Various Artists |
Priority 53782 |
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4. FRIDAY (Soundtrack) |
Various Artists |
Priority 53959 |
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5. DOWN SOUTH HUSTLAZ |
Various Artists |
Priority 53993 |
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6. LISTEN TO MY HEART |
Nancy Lamott |
Midder Music 005 |
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7. TERROR WHEEL |
I.C.P. |
Psychopathic 1007 |
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8. FRESH |
Orange Lake Drive |
Urban Records 0333 |
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9. FOOLISH HEART |
Nancy Lamott |
Midder Music 003 |
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10. GOOD GIRL GONE BAD |
MiaX |
Priority 53988 |
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11. COME RAIN |
Nancy Lamott |
Midder Music 002 |
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12. RINGMASTER |
I.C.P. |
Psychopathic 1006 |
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13. BAY AREA PLAYAZ |
Various Artists |
Anonymous 1002 |
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14. BIO-DOME (Soundtrack) |
Various Artists |
Priority 50552 |
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15. BEEVRLY KILLS |
I.C.P. |
Psychopathic 1005 |
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16. ORIGINAL |
Jeff Foxworthy |
Laughing Hyena 2079 |
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17. CARNIVAL |
I.C.P. |
Psychopathic 1004 |
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18. BOOMIN' WORDS |
Esham |
Reel Life 1001 |
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19. BEST OF... |
Jeff Foxworthy |
Laughing Flyena 2043 |
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20. KILL FETUS |
Esham |
Reel Life 1013 |
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M.S. Distributing Company ph: 800.688.3383 |
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1 . LAST OF THE MOHICANS (Soundtrack) |
Various Artists |
Morgan Creek 20015 |
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2. CHRONICLES |
CCR |
Fantasy CCR2 |
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3. SUPERFLY |
Curtis Mayfield |
Curtom 9503 |
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4. DMA DANCE ■ VOL. 1 : EURODANCE |
Various Artists |
Interhit 20151 |
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5. BLUE INCANTATION |
M. San|ay/J. Garcia |
Ram Dog 98 |
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6. OCCUPATION HAZARDOUS |
Boo-Yaa Tribe |
First Kut 7001 |
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7. CHRONICLES -VOL. 2 |
CCR |
Fantasy CCR3 |
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8. EARLY MORNIN' STONED PIMP |
Kid Rock |
TDR 50001 |
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9. RECEIVING THE GIF OF FLAVOR |
The Urge |
Neat Guy 7 |
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10. CREEDENCE GOLD |
CCR |
Fantasy 9418 |
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11. LIVING LEGEND |
Curtis Mayfield |
Curtom 9502 |
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12. MTV PARTY TO GO -VOL. 8 |
Various Artists |
Tommy Boy 1139 |
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13. 1 LOVE ROCK N' ROLL |
Joan Jett |
Black Heart 747 |
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14. MORE CREEDENCE GOLD |
CCR |
Fantasy 9430 |
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15. GANGSTA'S PARADISE |
Coolio |
Tommy Boy 1141 |
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16. CHRONICLE GOLD |
CCR |
Fantasy CCR22 |
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17. CONCERT |
CCR |
Fantasy 4501 |
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18. COOL DOWN |
Cephas 6 Wiggins |
Alchemy 4838 |
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19. QUAD MAXIMUS |
Bass Mekanik |
Pan Disc 8848 |
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20. WILLY 6 THE POOR BOYS |
CCR |
Fantasy 4515 |
Mordam ph: 415.642.6800
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1. KERPLUNK! |
Green Day |
Lookout 46 |
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2. ENERGY |
Operation Ivy |
Lookout 10 |
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3. 39/SMOOTH |
Green Day |
Lookout 22 |
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4. A DAY LATE AND... |
Queers |
Lookout 130 |
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5. PUNK UPRISING |
Various Artists |
Lookout 139 |
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6. LOVE IS DEAD |
Mr. T Experience |
Lookout 134 |
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7. CONVENIENCE |
Dead Kennedys |
Virus 57 |
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8. FRESH FRUIT |
Dead Kennedys |
Virus 1 |
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9. WHO IS, THIS IS |
Voodoo Glow Skulls |
Doctor Strange 1 8 |
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10. STEREOPATHFIC |
Beck |
Flip 60 |
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11. BOMB THE TWIST |
The5, 6,7, 8's |
SFTRI371 |
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12. BEDTIME |
Dead Kennedys |
Vims 50 |
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13. KILL THE MUSICIANS |
Screeching Weasel |
Lookout 95 |
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14. THE MAKERS |
The Makers |
Estrus 1227 |
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15. FULL LENGTH |
Guttermouth |
Doctor Strange 9 |
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16. IN ON THE YOLK |
McRae kins |
Shredder 32 |
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17. SPEND THE NIGHT |
The Trastiwomen |
Estrus 1214 |
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18. RIVERDALES |
Riverdales |
Lookout 120 |
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19. INVASION OF THE INDIE SNATCHERS |
Various Artists |
Allied 61 |
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20. THE BOULEVARD |
Hot Rod Lincoln |
Dionysus 32 |
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Music Distributors Inc. ph |
: 817.831.2982 |
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l.THEBESTOFC-BO |
C-BO |
Awol 7199 |
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2. CLUBMIX - VOL. 2 |
Various Artists |
K-tel6186 |
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3. TALES FROM THE CRYPT |
C-BO |
Awol 7197 |
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4. SOUTHERN FREESTYLE |
Various Artists |
Tight Flight 1001 |
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5. ANYTHING YOU WANT |
Spanish Fly |
Upstairs 1003 |
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6. FREESTYLE EXTRAVAGANZA ■ VOL. 5 |
Various Artists |
Metropolitan 1215 |
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7. VIPER MEGAMIX • VOL. 2 |
Various Artists |
Hot 3394 |
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8. PHAT RAP PHLAVA '95 |
Various Artists |
K-tel6146 |
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9. MFROPOLITAN SUPERMIX - VOL. 1 |
Various Artists |
Metropolitan 1234 |
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10. CLUB MIX '95 |
Various Artists |
K-tel6147 |
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1 1 . TA2MANIA MEGAMIX - VOL. 1 |
Various Artists |
Hot 3385 |
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12. TODAY'S SIZZLIN' COUNTRY |
Various Artists |
K-tel6170 |
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13. D SHOT PRESENTS BOSS BALLIN' |
Various Artists |
Shot 7000 |
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14. STRICTLY FREESTYLE - VOL. 1 |
Various Artists |
Summt 5913 |
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15. GAS CHAMBER |
C-BO |
Awol 719 |
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16. VIPER'S HIT PARADE ■ VOL. 6 |
Various Artists |
Metropolitan 1236 |
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17. DANCE X-PRESS |
Various Artists |
K-tel6116 |
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18. LIFE GOES ON |
lit Suzy |
Metropolitan 1220 |
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19. DJ CLUB MIX -VOL. 2 |
Various Artists |
NumiEik 5061 |
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20. DJ CLUB MIX - VOL. 1 |
Various Artists |
Numuzik 5058 |
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Music People, Inc. ph: 800.336.8742 |
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1 . MESSAGE TO THE BLACK MAN |
Askari X |
Slow Motion 3668 |
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2.MEFTHE LIL' GANGSTA |
Lil' Gangsta P |
Eon 622 |
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3. BAY AREA PLAYAZ |
Various Artists |
Anonymous 1002 |
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4. SOAK GAME |
Game Related |
Big K 1234 |
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5. HEATER MAN |
Pizzo |
Strong Island 1000 |
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6. RUTHLESS pv LAW |
RBL Posse |
In-A-Minute 8700 |
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7. REALITY CHECK |
Tabb Doe |
Incognito 430 |
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8. LAND OF PIMPS & HOES |
West Coast Rhyme Sayrz |
In-A-Minute 9200 |
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9. IT'S COIN' DOWN |
II Foe Tha .li |
high Power 2455 |
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10. BACKSTREF LIFE |
Totalty Insane |
In-A-Minute 8900 |
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1 1 . KILL THE RHYTHM |
Just Ice |
In-A-Minute 9000 |
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12. STRICKTLY SICKLY |
Ghetto Soldiers |
Butt Naked (no cat. #) |
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13. POINT BLANK GAME |
Black Rhino |
Phat Line 0007 |
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14. 209'S MOST WANTED |
Various Artists |
Treatment Team 12366 |
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15. CRAZY HAS STRUCK AGAIN |
5150 |
Arrogant 3004 |
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16. DO YOU FEEL ME |
D-Moe |
Get Low 5000 |
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17. STRAIGHT OUT THE LABB |
GLP |
Get Low 002 |
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18. GREATEST HITS - VOL. 1 |
Too Short |
In-A-Minute 8300 |
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19. ANIMOSITY |
Various Artists |
Su Side 3325 ■ |
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20. TWO '67 COUPES... |
Sonnyea |
Soonnyea 26 |
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Passport Music Dist., Inc. ph: 800.334.3394 |
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1. REMEMBER 2 THINGS |
Dave Matthews Band |
Bama Rags 7202 |
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2. DEDICATED TO NELSON |
Rosemary Clooney |
Concord Jazz 4685 |
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3. NOUVEAU FLAMENCO |
Ottmar Liebert |
Higher Octave 7026 |
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4. CELTIC TWILIGHT |
Various Artists |
Hearts Of Space 11104 |
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5. BORRASCA |
Ottmar Liebert |
Higher Octave 7036 |
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6. APURIMAC II |
Cusco |
Higher Octave 7067 |
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7. ACOUSTIC HIGHWAY |
Craig Chaquico |
Higher Octave 7050 |
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8. A THOUSAND PICTURES |
Craig Ctiaquico |
Higher Octave 7084 |
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9. FLYING SOUTH |
Pete Escovedo |
Concord Jazz 4684 |
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10. ACOUSTIC PLANF |
Craig Chaquico |
Higher Octave 7070 |
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1 1 . NOT FOR KIDS ONLY |
D. Gnsman/J. Garcia |
Acoustic Disc 9 |
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12. CHRONICLES - VOL. 1 |
CCR |
Fantasy CCR2 |
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13. CLASSICAL EROTICA |
Various Artists |
Rising Star 280 |
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14. DELIRIUM |
Capercaillie |
Green Linnet 3108 |
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15. JAZZ MASTERS |
Paul Hardcastle |
JVC 2021 |
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16. SIDEWALK |
Capercaillie |
Green Linnet 1094 |
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17. SOUL SAUCE |
Poncho Sanchez |
Concord Jazz 4662 |
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18. VELOCITY OF LOVE |
Suzanne C'ar' |
Seventh Wave 7003 |
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19. COLD WINTER |
Loreena McKennitt |
Quinlan Road 102 |
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20. DREAM SUITE |
Suzanne Ciani |
Seventh Wave 7001 |
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Paulstarr Distributing ph: |
612.361.6667 |
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1. DOGG FOOD |
Ttia Dogg Pound |
Death Row 50546 |
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2. FERNALE |
Eazy-E |
Prinoity 50544 |
|
3. GREATEST HITS |
Dean Martin |
Cema Special Prod. 57261 |
|
4. SOLD OUT |
Jeff Foxworthy |
Laughing Hyena 2080 |
|
5. BEST OF... |
Jeff Foxworthy |
Laughing Hye ia 2043 |
|
6. ORIGINAL |
Jeff Foxworthy |
Laughing Hyeiia 2079 |
|
7. FRIDAY (Soundtrack) |
Various Artists |
Priority 53959 |
|
8. IITH SONG |
Deep Blue Something |
Crystal Clear 8888 |
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9. MACK 10 |
Mack 10 |
Priority 53938 |
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10. DOWN SOUTH HUSTLAZ |
Various Artists |
Priority 53993 |
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11. PHAT BLUNTS |
Various Artists |
Priority 53782 |
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12. BIO-DOME (Soundtrack) |
Various Artists |
Priority 50552 |
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13.EUR0PA |
Spherris-Voudouris |
Epiphany 1295 |
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14.THEBESTOFC-BO |
C-BO |
Awol 7199 |
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ONE STOP SINGLES CHART
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Song Title
BEFORE YOU..AIKE THIS & LIKE...
HEY LOVER
TONfre-S THA NIGHT
ONE SWEET DAY
NOTGON' CRY
EXHALE (SHOOP SHOOP)
SrmN' UP IN MY ROOM LOVE U A UFE NO ONE ELSE
WHERE DO U WANT ME TO PUT fT
SOON AS I GET HOME
NOBODY KNOWS
FU-GEE-LA
MISSING
LfTS PLAY HOUSE WHERE EVER YOU ARE ONE OF US DANGER
YOU REMIND ME OF SOMETHING
VISIONS OF A SUNSET
I MBS YOU
DIGGIN-ON YOU
HURRICANE
ANYTHING
BE MY LOVER
JUST TAH LET U KNOW
CUMBERSOME
GOIN' UP YONDER
WEGOTfT
KEEPTRYIN'
TOO HOT
WHO DO U LOVE
ALL THE THINGS (YOUR MAN...)
GANGSTA'S PARADISE
EVERYDAY & EVERYNIGHT
CELL THERAPY
WONDERWALL
BREAKFAST AT TIFFANY’S
GET MONEY
SET U FREE
GLYCERINEISOLOMONS...
NATURAL ONE EAST 1999
RETURN OF DA LIVIN’ DEAD YOU’LL SEE SLAH/LEFLAH 1979
GIN & JUICE STAYIN’ ALIVE
YOU PUTAMOVE ON MY HEART BEWARE OF MY CREW BOMOIGI
WHY YOU TREAT ME SO aAD Y-ALLAINT READY YET YOU WANT THIS PARTY- FEELS SO GOOD
> YOU TONIGHT THE WORLD I KNOW THROW YOUR HANDS UP COLD WORLD CRUSIN'
THIN LINE BETWEEN LOVE & HATE NAME
ALREADY MISSING YOU
RUNAWAY
BEAURFULUFE
YOUR HEARTS IN GOOD HANDS BULLET WR^H BUTTERFLY WINGS HOOK FAST UFE
MERKINBAU. (I GOT I D AONG ROAD WELCOME OONT GIVE UP COME WITH ME FEELS UKE THE FIRST
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6 THE NATURAL
7 TWO IF BY SEA (Soundtrack)
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12. MORTAL KOMBAT (Score)
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Indie Album Reviews
By Karen Sidlow, John Rhys & M.R. Martinez
PICK OF THE WEEK
H GOLDEN SMOG: Down By The Old Mainsleam (Rykodisc 10325)
Following an EP of cover lunes on Minneapolis-based Crackpoi Records, Golden Smog presents this full-lenglh album. Each member of this “supergroup” has a full-time committment to another outfit. By looking at the publishing credits on the album, any fan of bands sucli as The Jayhawks, Soul Asylum or Wilco, could figure out who really resides in Golden Smog. So, this release is bound to strike a feeling of deja-vu in the listener. No matter what rocksiars arc behind tliis creation of 14 tunes, including 12 originals, it adds up to a display of wonderful tracks and genuine song-writing, Stand outs on this release, which incorporates folk, rock and country, are songs like "Red Headed Stepchild,” “Nowhere Bound” and “111 Fated.” One main difference between Golden Smog and other “side-projects” is while the partici- pants are usually advised to keep their day-jobs, in this .'.asc. keeping the extra credit work coming in would be requested as well. In other words: Long Live The Smog... (KS)
■ THE TRAMMELL STARKS PROJECT: Love Is (Intersound 3542)
Mellow, swooning music that evokes sensual images is the hallmark of the jazz-cum Adult Contemporary offering by the ubiquitous col- laborator/producer Starks. But this “enhanced CD.” good to go for audio only on your CD-ROM. offers images if played in the latter. The images fit the music, with suggestive love portraits that emerge in muted colors, but are vivid as well. One could almost lose sight of the music here, but Starks’ marvelous production and the soulful saxophone work of Todd Nystrom paint sonic pictures at least as vivid as tliosc glowing from a computer screen. It’s not all swirling textures like on “Tliai's Enough For Me” and “With This Tear.” Starks joins widi .stellar sideman Jerry peters (synth) and guitarist Dick Smith to serve a heaping plate of pungent funk on the Stylistics’ “People Make The World Gc ’Round.” Love comes in many colors. (MRM)
■ CIRCLE WITH A SMILE:
Susfdn (Poke-A-Moose 003)
If the thought of a band consist- ing of four guys from Ohio doesn’t sound stimulating, you haven't heard Circle With A Smile. This quartet’s latest accomplishment is made up of 10 tracks, with several tunes dealing with morals, ethics and human behavior in general.
Susidn. an album the band wrote, arranged, performed and produced itself, follows the release of eWAS's 1992 demo, a 1993 12-song disc and participation on a Dayton. OH compUation. Needless to say. they are serious about their music. The band continues to grow musically since diat demo, con- stantly stretching its aggressive yc-i rhythmic audio to great lengths. In addition to tlie basic imirumenls like bass, guitar and drums, this release features use of the violin, flute, organ and trumpet, along with various samplings. In short Suskin is quite diversified and layered. A pleasantly surprising release. (KS)
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Indie Info (Continued from page 1)
Clapton and Michael Jackson. This release, as well as, all Iguana Records product is available through A.E.C. Distribution.. .
Benson Music Group recording artist Michael Sweet is gearing up to hit the road from March through May of this year. Sweet will be joined by rock group Holy Soldier and following this two month jaunt, plans for him to perform more shows, this time acoustic-style, are currently being final- ized. ..July 26-27, 1996, will mark the fourth year the Chicago-based Inde- pendent Label Festival has rounded up artists, distributors and labels to celebrate the indie side of the music industry. To participate in this year’s event, contact the ILF at (312) 341-9112...
MESA/BLUEMOON RECORDINGS has just put out Naked City from Avenue Blue on the Bluemoon side of the company and a CD-ROM version of Zion T rain ’s Homegrown Fantasy that sports the Mesa logo. Over the next couple months look for Mesa Records to release Pogue Mahone from The Pogues, The Mermen’s Songs Of The Cows, and Nice A)id Naughty by Chevelle Franklyn . In late January Cooking Vinyl America made Mini, a limited edition CD by The Wedding Present, available along with Jackie Leven’s Forbidden Songs Of The Dying West. Mini features nine tracks, six of wliich are brand new automobile-themed tracks plus three bonus tunes for the first time on compact disc. The Wedding Present is expected to follow-up this release with a new ftill-length album later this year. Forbidden Songs Of The Dying, marks Scottish singer/songwriter Leven’s U.S. debut and is made up of a dozen original songs... Day by Michael Hall and Elliott Murphy’s Selling The Gold were recently put out by Texas-based label Dejadisc. Both new collections are available in CD only.. .
JUST IN TIME FOR VALENTINE’S DAY comes more volumes from Rhino Records’ Smooth Grooves series . A Sensual Collection: (Volumes 5- 7) , each featuring 12 touching tunes, are out now! If you can’t find these romantic discs at a store near you, never fear, simply contact Rhino Mail Order at (800)
432-0020 and the mood- setting music will be de- livered to your love nest. . .
If you aren’t near a television often enough to get your fill of chaotic talk shows, simply slip God Save The Queens, the new release by cross- dressing creatures The Impotent Sea Snakes, into your player and your appetite for exploi- tive dialogue will be sa- tified. This audio product is filled with “lyrics” too crude to mention, and it even boasts a few song titles that will make a prosti- tute blush. The release, put out by Atlanta, GA- based Masquerade Re- cordings, could be
considered entertainment to the ears and there is something to be said for ‘ ‘men’ ’ in trashy lingerie and heels. Also available on Masquerade are current releases from Moonwater and Heroine.. .
Impotent Sea Snakes
ALBUM REVIEWS (Continued from page 7)
■ COMBUSTIBLE
EDISON: Schizo-
phonic! (Sub Pop 313)
From well-known indie label. Sub Pop, comes Schi- zophonic! by easy-listening group Combastible Edison. However, this album isn’t a typical release for the Seat- tle-based company. Not say- ing that Sub Pop puts out ordinary records anyway, but in this case the peculiari- ties are even more apparent. Combustible Edison has amassed an impressive re- sume, including composition of the score to the recent Tarantino-flick, Four Rooms. This new record is a collection of sounds that move from soft steps to intense leaps and joyous intensity to saddening moods, making this an emotion-enhancing journey. It’s obvious there will always be tlungs to look forward to, but at least tliis record is one thing that can be enjoyed in the here and now. (KS)
■ GOV’T MULE: Gov’t.
Mule (Relativity 88561-
1515-2)
From the very first note of this CD one can tell. “Here’s a band that wants to kick your ‘ASS’” (no pun intended).
From the austere “Grinnin’ In Your Face” to the purposeful ‘‘World Of Difference,”
Gov’t. Mule delivers some of the better blues- oriented rock heard to date. Together in the Dickey Betts Band, guitarist
Warren Haynes (Allman Bros.) and Matt Abts (drums) vowed to form a unit somewhere down the road. Now, together with Allen Woody (bass), they have created a monster ... Mule. Superbly crafted arrangements combined with thoroughly intelligent songs, this CD tells it like it is in no uncertain terms. Reminiscent of Cream with the asc of extended solos, Haynes lets fly with some of the most scorching guitar this reviewer has heard in some time. Performances from each musician are tasty and exceedingly well played. No duds here folks. Don’t miss this CD, you may kick yourself later. (JR)
Jhe music of XTC performed by Sarah McLachlanj llie Rembrandts, Th^ Migfit Be Giants, Freedy ,rohnston,i Crash Tbst Dummies, Ruben Blades, Joe .Jackson, Spacehog,!
'he Verve Pipe, P. Hux, and Terry & the Lovemen!
■ VARIOUS ART- ISTS: A Testimonial Dinner — The Songs Of XTC (Thirsty Ear 57019)
Another tasteful cover album. This time the focus is on the works of the mightily influen- tial act XTC, and with diverse participants in- cluding Joe Jackson,
Ruben Blades and Crash Test Dummies. Starting off this 1 1 track release is Freddy Johnston’s version of ‘‘Earn Enough For Us” quickly followed by “Seuses Working Overtime,” with current seusation Spacehog sprinkling its magic on the tune. Other well-known XTC songs, such as “Making Plaus For Nigel” which is covered by hit-makers The Rembrandts, and Sarah McLachlan’s beautifully presented version of “Dear G-d” are cppropnately featured on the album. To present a well-rounded view of XTC’s career, tracks from such collections as Black Sea, English Settlement, The Big Express, Drums And Wires, White Music and Skylarking were used to portray the band’s constant growth. (KS)
8 FEBRUARY 10, 1996 CB RETAIL GUIDE
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TOP 40 LATIN ALBUMS
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ARTIST |
TITLE |
CATEGORY |
LABEL |
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1. Olona EstBfan |
Abriendo Puertas |
Tropical |
Sony |
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2. Salana |
Dreaming of You |
Pop |
Capitol EMI |
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3. Tito Rojas |
Por Derecho Propio |
Salsa |
MP |
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4. Enrique Iglasias |
Enrique Iglesias |
Pop |
Fonovisa |
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6. Pedro Fernandez |
Pedro Fernando |
Regional |
Polygram |
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6. Los Temerarios |
Camino Del Arrwr |
Regional |
AFG Sigma |
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7. Marc Anthony |
Todo A Su Tiempo |
Salsa |
Soho |
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8. Ricky Martin |
A Medio Vivr |
Pop |
Sony |
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9. Luis Miguel |
En Concierto |
Pop |
WEA Latina |
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10. Jose Jose |
Mujeriego |
Pop |
BMO |
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11. David Lee Oarza |
Algo Diferente |
Tejano |
EMI Latin |
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12. Los Sabrosos |
P'Aqui Y Pa’ Llevar |
Meiengue |
MP |
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13. Julio Iglesias |
La Carretara |
Pop |
Sony |
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14. Pandora |
Confesiones |
Pop |
EMI Latin |
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16. Jerry Rivera |
Magia |
Salsa |
Sony |
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16. El General |
Clubb 666 |
Pop |
BMG |
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17. Mijaresy Lucero |
El Encuentro |
Pop |
EMI Latin |
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18. Mazz |
Solo Para Ti |
Tejano |
^1 Latin |
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19. Hermanos Rosario |
La Duena del Swing |
Meiengue |
Karon |
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20. Donato y Estefano |
Mar Adentro |
Pop |
Sony |
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21. Manny Manuel |
Rey de Corazones |
Merengue |
Meiengazo |
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22.Willie Crespo |
Tras en el Anwr |
Salsa |
BMG |
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23. Rocio Durcal |
Hay Amores |
Pop |
BMO |
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24. Bobby Pulido |
Desvelado |
Tejano |
^1 Latin |
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26. Tito Nieves |
Un Tipo Comiin |
Salsa |
RMVI |
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26. Braulio |
Amar Es Lo Que Importa |
Pop |
Sony |
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27. Toros Band |
Lo Bailan Bien |
Merengue |
Polygram |
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28. Bronco |
Rompiendo Barreras |
Regional |
Fonovisa |
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29. Giro |
Loco Corazon |
Salsa |
SDI |
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30. Pedro Fernandez |
Pedro Fernandez |
Regional |
Polygram |
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31. Ilegales |
Ilegales |
Tropical |
BMO |
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32. Thalia |
En Extasis |
Pop |
EMI Latin |
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33. Yolandita Monge |
Tu,Tu.TU,Tu |
Pop |
WEA Latina |
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34. Banda Gorda |
Candela Pura |
Meiengue |
MP |
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36. Boys II Men |
Yo Te Voy A Amar |
Pop |
Polygram |
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36. Juan Gabriel |
El Mexico Que Se Nos Fue |
Pop/Reg |
BMO |
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37. Los Bukis |
Por Amor A Mi Pueblo |
Pop |
Fonovisa |
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38. Toho Rosario |
Quiero Volver |
Merengue |
WEA Latina |
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39. Pochyy Cocoband |
Temible |
Merengue |
Kubaney |
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40. Laura Flores |
Nunca Hagas Llorar |
Pop |
Fonovisa |
Susy Records -909-627-6327-Reyes Records-305-541-6686-Manhat- tan Latin Music-21 2-563-4508-Abbey Road-31 0-404-5561 -Latino Jukebox-71 4-895-3200-A8A Music Enterprises-213-265-4678-Lobo Prods. -41 5-468-4542-Chart composed from rankings received from panel members (all not listed).
NEWS (Continued from page 3)
composition, “Reach,” co-written with Diane Warren. “Reach” will be the album’s first single released to radio.
“The album gives LaFace the opportunity to create history,” said Reid, the company’s co-president and producer. “The international appeal of the Olympic Games, combined with the superstardom of the artists included on the album will allow us to deliver great music to a vast segment of the worldwide population.”
Edmonds added, “I’m particularly pleased to be a part of this project because our company, LaFace Records, is based in Atlanta, where the Olympic Games are being played, and is spearheading the project.”
Louis Cunningham, new market development v.p. for Atlanta Centen- nial Olympic Properties, the marketing joint venture between the ACOG and U.S. Olympic Team, stated, “These superb artists have come together to make music that will touch the hearts and minds of millions of music fans around the world, extending to each of them the chance to participate in what we expect will be the largest peacetime event in history. A portion of the sales of each record will help the Olympic Committee here in Atlanta put on the Games and the USOC field the U.S. Olympic Team. They’ll hear great music and make a personal contribution to help create this once-ii;-a-lifetime event.”
In addition to the Rhythm Of The Games album, ACOP also announced last November, the upcoming release of an MCA/Nashville compilation album. In addition to the R&B/pop and country albums, Latin, jazz, and classical compilations are also in the works with EMI/Latin, Sony/Classical and DMX. With each album, royalties will support preparation of the U.S. Olympic Team and the Olympic Games.
TNN Country Noms Named
TNN: THE NASHVILLE NETWORK & MUSIC CITY NEWS announced the nominees in the 14 fan-voted categories for the 30th Annual TNN Music City News Country Awards, with Vince Gill leading with seven nomina- tions, George Strait following with five and Alan Jackson in for four. TNN’s Prime Time Country series hosts Tom Wopat and Katie Haas announced the finalists.
Gill received noms for Entertainer of the Year; Male Artist of the Year; Vocal Collaboration of the Year (two nominations), with Patty 1 .oveless and Ricky Skaggs for “Go Rest High On That Mountain,” and with Dolly Parton for “I Will Always Love You;” Single of the Year ( two noms) for “Go Rest High On That Mountain” and, with Parton, for “I Will Always Love You; and for Video of the Year, “Go Rest High On That Mountain. ” Strait was tagged for Entertainer of the Year, Male Artist of the Year, Album of the Year (Lead On), Single of the Year (“Check Yes Or No”) and Video of the Year (“Check Yes Or No”).
Nominations were selected in a two-step balloting process conducted in the November and February issues of Music City News. The final votes will be cast via ballots in the April issue and 9(X) phone numbers announced on TNN telecasts. Winners will be announced during a live telecast on TNN June 10, and will originate from the Grand Ole Opry House in Nashville.
In addition to the 14 awards, the Music City News Living Legend Award and the Minnie Pearl Award will also be announced on the telecast.
AMAs: Reality Check, Please
WHATEVER YOU SAY ABOUT Garth Brooks, the seven-time Ameri- can Music Award winner is not deluded. After winning 1996 AMA honors for top country album and top country male artist, he declined to leave the stage with his third award of the evening, artist of the year.
“1 cannot agree with this,” a somber Brooks said from the podium. “Without any disrespect for the American Music Awards, and without any disrespect for the people who voted, for all the people who should be honored I’m gonna leave it (the AMA trophy) right here.”
Voted on by the music buying public, the American Music Awards show,
(Continued on page 26)
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FILM REVIEWS
Columbia’s Juror Passes Judgement
By John Goff
Demi Moore and Alec Baldwin make intriguing adversaries as The Juror and The Teacher
THE ART OF JURY SELECTION is more and more in the spotlight. The next logical step — though it’s been done before on screen and for real — is the fine art of jury tampering selection. That, and the furthering of the growing ordinary-citizen-doing-what-the-system-can’t, are central themes in the latest Columbia Pictures release, Irwin Winkler Production, Brian Gibson film The Juror explores; and the exploration is cinematically effective.
Ted Tally, working from the George Dawes Green book, has fashioned a solid script, easy to follow with enough twists, turns and sleek reverse movements incorporated to keep an audience comfortably rooted, if not riveted, in their seats.
Director Gibson makes the most of the moments of surprise, keeps it moving fluidly — with the help of James Newton Howard’s taut score — and makes sure his audience is entertained each step along the way.
Demi Moore is the artist and single mom to son Joseph Gordon- Levin selected as a juror on the high-profile mob boss murder trial of Tony Lo Bianco. Brilhant loner and borderline psychopath Alec Baldwin is the high-priced jury rigger bankrolled by Lo Bianco and “family” to find the way to an acquittal through the jury. His subject is Moore and the psycho- logical-real fear game is on. His downfall, he falls for her. She loses respect for the authorities and system, ultimately devising a way to even use them — intriguing twist on the ususal riff of the simplistic non-operational mode they’re presented in — to accomplish what they can’t, her and her son’s protection by extermination of Baldwin and the boys.
Moore is convincing in the center role (here it is January and she and Sally Fields in Eye For An Eye have managed what the New York and California cops can’t — do we detect a trend?), presenting a controOed inner strength as the mother protecting her son. She doesn’t rely on histrionics, is given a classic moment of release of destruction of objects with a crowbar which has, heretofore, been strictly testosterone territory, but we know at that point she’s got the unseen cajones to do what’s necessary. She’s got a job to do and she does it. Move over, guys, the movement is on a roll.
Baldwin is extremely interesting to observe as he continues to carve out a commercial screen persona which will allow him the security to continue stretching in other venues. Here he takes the deliberate, borderline psycho line of extreme confidence in himself to arrogant heights, as he did in Malice, m order to achieve his goal. Highly interesting.
James Gandolfini also carves out another of his businesslike-with-a-heart strongarmers which keeps the character interesting and, more importantly, human. Anne Heche is nicely cast as Moore’s doctor friend, ultimately used and destroyed by Baldwin as a warning. Joseph Gordon-Levitt as the son is comfortable while Lindsay Crouse is solid as the prosecutor and Michael Comstantine fine as the judge. Lo Bianco could walk through the mob boss with his eyes closed by this time; no surprise there.
Irwin Winkler and Rob Cowan produced; Patrick McCormick exec-ed.
Top 15 Weekly Film Grosses
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RANK/TITLE |
DISTRIBUTOR |
WEEK |
SCREENS |
WKND TOTAL |
AVG |
TOTAL |
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1. Mr. Holland’s Opus |
Buena Vista |
2 |
1,619 |
$8,297,082 |
$5,125 |
$20,343,980 |
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2. Bed Of Roses |
New Line |
1 |
1,545 |
$6,117,558 |
$3,960 |
$6,117,558 |
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3. From Dusk Till Dawn |
Miramax |
2 |
2,007 |
$4,851,921 |
$2,417 |
$18,050,133 |
|
4. 12 Monkeys |
Universal |
5 |
1,629 |
$3,942,180 |
$2,420 |
$45,005,899 |
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5. Eye For An Eye |
Paramount |
3 |
1,680 |
$3,507,249 |
$2,088 |
$19,649,996 |
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6. Jumanji |
TriStar |
7 |
1,771 |
$3,121,223 |
$1,762 |
$86,004,677 |
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1. Grumpier Old Men |
Warner Bros. |
6 |
1,802 |
$2,980,277 |
$1,654 |
$62,544,273 |
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8. Sense And Sensibility |
Columbia |
7 |
1,802 |
$2,980,277 |
$1,654 |
$62,544,273 |
|
9. Screamers |
Triumph |
1 |
1,560 |
$2,904,140 |
$1,862 |
$2,904,140 |
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10. Toy Story |
Buena Vista |
10 |
1,401 |
$2,378,810 |
$1,698 |
$177,363,558 |
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11. Dead Man Walking |
Gramercy |
5 |
374 |
$2,259,782 |
$6,042 |
$5,563,222 |
|
12. Heal |
Warner Bros. |
7 |
1,276 |
$1,912,659 |
$1,499 |
$61,426,793 |
|
13. Don’t Be A Menace |
Miramax |
3 |
1,010 |
$1,840,525 |
$1,822 |
$16,644,162 |
|
14. Waiting To Exhale |
20th Century Fox |
6 |
1,230 |
$1,783,599 |
$1,450 |
$60,669,186 |
|
15. Leaving Las Vegas |
MGM/UA |
14 |
314 |
$1,741,124 |
$5,545 |
$9,202,558 |
Domestic box-office, which includes USA and Canada for the weekend of January 26-28, totaled $50,545,834, breaking down to a $2,549 per-screen average off a total of 19,826 screeas, giving a combined total of $609,408,482. (Courtesy Entertainment Data, Inc.)
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White Squall Blows Well For Hollywood Pictures
Skipper Jeff Bridges faces off with Jeremy Sisto on the high seas.
BASED ON A TRUE STORY, While Squall translates into a potent rite-of-passage piece of cinema for Hollywood Pictures, as envisioned by exec producer/director Ridley Scott and literally painted via some superb camera by DP Hugh Johnson.
Screenwriter Todd Robinson was told the story by Chuck Gieg, one of the actual participants and the film’s during-production consultant, and then fashioned a script from subsequent conversations.
The elements — a school-sailing ship, in-need-of-discipline youthful crew, freak squall and the sinking of the ship — are built in elements for exciting conllict and visuals. Toss into that another resolutely solid Jeff Bridges perfonnance as an understanding skipper who molds the boys into
a unit along with the above-mentioned elements and you’ll spend your viewing time glued to your seat. Robinson’s script holds all this in balance while Scott’s direction brings out and reveals feelings and emotions with wonderful visual moments.
The atmosphere on board ship begins cautiously tense enough with the characters feeling their way through. It becomes a society through work, understanding and growth.
But there is another element outside, created by the filmmakers’ vision: that of the sea as a living, watchful, entity. Johnson’s camera expertise makes the ocean a moveable character by shooting from afar with long lenses, creating the effect of being secretively observing, hiding behind the seductive undulations of mighty waves, laying in wait for the right moment to move.
And when it moves it’s with an awe-inspiring, destructive force — a blinding White Squall which takes the life of Caroline Goodall, Skipper Bridges’ wife, several crew members, and the ship. Sequence is wonderfully supplemented with work by 2nd unit dinxtor David Tringham and camera- man Steven Smith and edited by Gerry Hambling.
Bridges’ performance lives up to what has come to be expected of him; he becomes the character. Goodall’s character is just solid support and she handles it fully. John Savage as the schooner’s English teacher, forever spouting Shakespeare, Kipling and other apropos passages to document the human passages aboard, is solid. Scott Wolf as “the glue’’ char icter. Chuck Gieg, from whose mouth the story was initially heard by screenwriter Robinson, has the chiseled look of a solid-jawed hero and makes each moment on screen count. Jeremy Sisto makes an impressive leap from the Clueless of Beverly Hills to an emerging man, living up to inner responsi- bilities here. Eric Michael Cole fits in nicely also as a brash loner who comes around via others’ understanding. David Selby presents a patented rich, over-protective and controlling father image while Jordan Clarke shows another image of parenthood as a concerned though loving figure.
Credits throughout are impressive. Nigel Wooll and scripter Robinson co-produced.
Book Review
By John Goff
Did She Or Didn’t She?
Behind the Bedroom Doors of 201 Famous Women By Mart Martin
THIS IS A DELICIOUSLY DISHY piece of work that’ll have you alternately howhng, cringing, and sometimes feeling a little sad for the subjects contained therein, but Boy!, is it entertaining.
Author Mart Martin has obviously done some digging on the people he puts on his pages and has come up with a fair-minded, even-handed fonnat for presenting them. Each lady is given a page and six headings: She Said — They Said — First Sexual Experience — Husbands — Did You Know? — Lovers, Flings, or Just Friends?.
While a single page may, at first glance, tend to make you think the contained information is simply gloss to get as many subjects in as possible, take a good look. The quotes from She Said reveal how many of them perceive themselves while They Said displays how others, (often jealous peers or detractors) observed them. Often, between the two a fairly solid image can be gleaned and then fleshed out further through the other sections, notably the liaisons attributed to the lady. Some of the subjects apparently were interested in both genders, some hidden and some (like Tallulah Bankhead) who didn’t give a damn who knew what or what they thought. Bankhead’s Lovers, Flings.. Friends column runs the length of the page with prominent names and ends with “plus lots of other men and women.’’ Her apt quote
on herself — “I don’t know what I am, dahling. I’ve tried several varieties of sex. The conventional position makes me claustrophobic, and all the others give me either a stiff neck or lockjaw” On the other side of the coin there is Shirley Temple Black whose name, Martin acknowledges, has never been linked with anyone outside of marriage.
Interesting too is the list of men these women were interested in with- several names cropping up on different pages. Historically Hollywood has always been a randy little village, incestuous with intermarriages — be interesting for someone to do a non-bloodline Family Tree — and the inter- weaving of names here bear the legends out with actors (Gary Cooper, Clark Gable and Yul Brynner topping the hst), politicos (John F. Kennedy, who obviously wasn’t confined to the White House, leads the list here), and Howard Hughes who’s in a category all by himself as a skirt chaser.
Through it all Martin presents a picture of Hollywood which coincides with the legend of the masks of Comedy /Tragedy. And at its completion you’ll realize that all of these women had been and have been stamped with something — call it “charisma” for lack of anything better — which set them apart from others. Whether they laughed at themselves or others, they all were, and are, unique and very special individuals.
This is one revealing read.
(Citadel Press; Carol Publishing Group. 223 pages. $12.95)
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INTERNATIONAL
News From The United Kingdom, Ireland & Europe
By Hal Levy
BUY SELL: Thorn EMI at £16.23, no change in price. Rank Organization selling at £4.47, down 2.3%. PolyGram at N90.20 (£36.08) down 0.9%. BRITPOP OR BRITELOP: Why didn’t the recent tours of the U.S. by top British groups result in their hitting the top of the charts in the States as they constantly do in the UK? On the other hand. Garth Brooks and Alan Jackson, on their UK tours left UK audiences on the cool side. Talk is that American and British tastes seem to be going in opposite directions. But that doesn’t stop the current self-confidence on the UK’s pop scene. Oasis just made it into the top 10 on the U.S. album charts and The Stone Roses didn’t get that liigh while Blur never got into the Top 200. Some blame the British groups for lyrics that are meaningless on the American scene and others say the Brit videos, once the cutting edge of MTV’s programming, have become boring and unplayable. But such is the confidence here that the seeming rejection by the U.S. of Britpop is considered a minor inconvenience.
AND THE WARS GO ON as Blur and Oasis, still the hottest item in UK music, are lining up against each other once again. Mark February 13 as the day they both release new singles. And they are also up against each other at the Brit Awards where both groups are nominated for Best Band, Best Album and Best Single.
SPACED IN: Surprise of the week is Babylon Zoo’s “Spaceman” hitting the top of the Singles chart. The music, originally, was the track of a jeans commercial. Now, according to EMI, the techno dance record has become the fastest selling debut single in British music history, selhng more than half a million in six days and pushing George Michael’s “Jesus To A Child” off the number one spot where it was expected to remain for a while. EMI , caught by surprise also, has its factory working overtime trying to keep up with demand for the single.
ADD ANOTHER STRING TO THE BOW as violinist Karsten Witt takes on the presidency of Deutsche Grammophon, the Hamburg-based subsidiary of PolyGram.
IT’S A LONG LONG TRAIL A WINDING from Taiwan to Luxembourg but the International Eederation of the Phonographic Industry sniffed it for six weeks and ended up seizing 27,000 counterfeit CDs,
IT’S MINE, NO IT’S MINE: New government legislation is expected to raise musicians take from broadcast performance fees for its current 20% to 50 fc . Wanting to handle the money is PAMR A, the Performing Arts Media Rights Assn., backed by the Musicians Union and Actors Equity. Also on the wanting line is AURA, the Association of United Recording Artists, set up by the International Managers Forum which primarily handles pop and rock acts. PAMRA says AURA wants up to 90% of the monies to go to so-called featured players, cutting out sessions musiciaas and singers who have just been given residual rights.
DOES ANYONE READ ANYMORE?: Retailer giant John Menzies isn’t waiting to find out. Noted for its newspaper, magazine and paperback book sales, the company’s emphasis seems to be shifting as Menzies moves agressively into CD-ROM and computer game distribution.
WISH YOU WERE THERE?: Well, don’t, as it rained continuously at MIDEM in Cannes. The major labels had suites at the top hotels while most of the independent labels had booths at the Palais convention center. Sony Ihiblishing and Warner Chappel Publishing were the only biggies at the Palais. The very small labels gathered in booths sponsored by various countries, where they were able to share the expenses. Country stands included those from Germany, France, the UK, Ireland and other countries. This year there was an increase in the number of buyers from South Africa as well as Japan and Holland. Music that received the most attention was contemporary pop. At the Irish stand, Owen O’Brien’s Wizard Productions were pushing their Saints & Sitmers by The Bulbs. O’Brien, head of the group wrote all the songs which he said were in the contemporary style, and although they are an Irish band, there is a definite American and Californian influence to be heard. He reported their debut album had signed distribution agreements with Australia, Germany, Belgium and Denmark, with others pending. O’Brien also said they have signed Los Angeles-based Pat Martino to handle marketing and promotion in the U.S.
I DON’T GIVE A RAP, but the London Arts Board does and once a week they’ve been funding evening classes at an elementary school. The workshops are run by professional rappiers, who teach students how to rap and dj, the history of rap music, how to write lyrics and something about the management end of the business. The classes are so successful, there’s a waiting list and
the LAB plans to offer classes in graffitti art and breakdancing. One problem reported by UK rappers is that the most successful ones sound ‘American’ while ‘English’ sounding rappers do better in Europe,
BYE BYE VIRGIN: The UK’s High Court threw out Virgin TV’s claim that they should have been given the license in the new Channel 5. The Com t said there was nothing illegal or unfair in giving the license to CSB.
BYE BYE MADONNA: First she was mobbed by fans when ^4adonna got to Buenos Aires to start filming Evita. Then she got trashed by the Archbishop who called her “Satan in drag” and then Argentina’s president got into the act and called her an “abomination.” So, it’s don’t cry for me Argentina as Madonna flew off to Hungary as an alternative location.
WHERE TO HIDE YOUR LOOT: In Europe we have Dubhn and the Channel Islands as financial centers for international investors (Read, tax havens). Now, four more financial centers want your money. Working on new laws and marketing strategies to attract the big bucks are the Isle Of Man, Andorra, Lichtenstein and Monaco. To find them, you’ll need either a very big map or a strong magnifying glass.
PAY OR NO PLAY: The Irish Music Rights Assn, charged that Killamey pub Jack Tatlers owed royalties for 156 nights of music while the pub said they only owed for 70 nights of feature music, the rest of the nights were amusement music. Feature music is a planned event while amusement music is considered impromptu sessions. IMRO’s lawyers entered into evidence ads from local papers showing that Jack Tatlers had feature music 240 nights a year. The pub said the ads were only personal favors to the newspaper publishers and they only decided on programs two days in advance. The judge found for IMRO who, in the meantime has some 40 cases lined up in Dublin courts.
HOW STRONG DO YOU LIKE YOUR SCOTCH?: Well, ’^olyGram is hoping their latest youth-oriented film. Train Spotting will be a crossover film. The low budget film had a £1.5 million tag and it’s being sold with an unprecedented £800,000 advertising budget. Strong pomts in favor of the story of a gang of Edinburgh losers is the soundtrack with Pulp and Primal Scream. However, Miramax, the U.S. distributor is having problems. Test screenings show that American audiences can’t understand the thick Scottish accents. So they may do a dubbed version.
THANK YOU: The Irish Business and Employers Confederation an- nounced its support for the Irish governments BES tax laws being extended to cover investment in the music business. IBEC said the move will not only assist development at home, but also on the world market.
PLACE YOUR BETS: Ladbroke, the hotel and betting shop company, is set to buy London’s Barracuda Club for some £27 million. This will leave Ladbroke with four London casinos second to the London Clubs which has seven. The 21 licenses awarded by the G.-uning Board in the early 1970s has not been increased making acquisition the only way to increase a company’s share of the market. The industry is hopeful that new laws will pennit relaxed membership rules, higher payouts and slot machines on the premises. Ladbroke, meanwhile, is expanding its interests in the U.S. Last December it opened a 600-seat card room in San Pablo in the Bay Area together with SF Casino Management, a California company.
LAS VEGAS? NO, IT’S CASINO VEGAS DEL MARE and the United States Gaming Development Company of Margate, New Jersey is the braius behind it. Vegas del Mare is, according to Andrew Sutor, president of USGD, a complex that includes an 80,000 sq. ft. casino, five star hotel, restaurants, bars, theaters as well as financial center, fitness center, marina and heliport. Once government approval is granted, Sutor says project could be up and running within 15 months. Cork is 56 minutes by air from London, two hours by train from Dublin, four hours by ferry from England and USGD expects the casino to bring in people from all these areas.
TOP 10 SINGLES IN THE UK: Zooming up to uno is Babylon Zoo's “Spaceman” which pushed George Michael’s “Jesus To A Child” to due and knocked back Michael Jackson’s “Earth Song” to tre. Boyzone's “Father & Son” in turn moved down to quattro and Oasis’ “Wonderwall” moved up to cinque pushing Baby D’s “So Pure” down to sei and Everything But The Girl’s “Missing” ended up on sate. Cher’s “One By One” is at otto with TLC’s “Creep 96” on nove and rounding out the chart is Eternal’s “I Am Blessed” on died.
The top UK album is What’s The Story Morning Glory by Oasis. Top Video is The X Files — The Unopened Files and Top Film is Entertainment s Seven.
(Italian numbers courtesy of Lonely Plant Guidebooks. )
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COVER STORY (Continued from page 5)
conducted in more creative and aggressive ways, which is translating to greater exposure for the art form. At Gospo-Centric we make it our business to keep abreast of what is going on with record buyers. 1 furnly believe in being aware and having an understanding of all the trends and music styles that the people are hstening to. Gospel music is not dead and it never has been in danger. All the music needed was to be re-fashioned in a way that made it accessible to a larger share of the record buyers available.”
Mack’s views are echoed by James Bullard, the vp of gospel music for Intersound Records. Widely recognized as one of the pivotal figures in the mainstreaming of the genre, Bullard has a long history with the music and has established an impeccable reputation as well as an unparalled network of contacts which have enabled him to establish Intersound as a dominant player in the gospel music scene. Bullard’s expertise is paying off big time with a
roster of high profile artists that includes Candi Staton, Jennifer Holiday, Vickie Wi- naas, the Mighty Clouds of Joy, William Becton & Friends and De Leon Richards. The label’s posi- tioning in the marketplace is a source of great pride for Bul- lard, who credits his label’s aggressive marketing, promo- tional, sales and retail store staffs with bringing the com- pany to the top.
He says, “You’ve got to have good solid support and management from the ground on up for any company to suc- ceed in the music game. At Intersound we are committed James Bullard to excellence in both how we
conduct our business and with the type of music that we put out onto the marketplace.”
Regarding the genre’s growing profile, Bullard is confident that it will continue to grow. He comments, ”lt’s no surprise to me that gospel masic has taken on a position of increased recognition in the music marketplace. Not only has the music gotten better, but people — especially young ones — are beginning to explore new musical forms, and the gospel format is one of them.
"Gospel music is a lot different from what it once was and the music can no longer be confined to one particular sound or niche market,”
Bullard comments.
"Nowadays, there ex- ists a great deal of creativity tied to the gospel artform filling the marketplace with everything from tradi- tional artists to gospel hip-hop and rapper artists. A new genera- tion of artists and pro- ducers have arrived on the scene and incorporated traditional styles with more contemporary flavors and influences that have attracted newer and wider listening demographics.
"1 expect the present renaissance in gospel to only move further as we push the creative envelope and begin to take more advantage of the technolo- gies available in video and cyber-space,” he continued.
At urban retail, gospel music has for a long time made the difference in
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the margin of profit. From coast to coast, urban retailers report that gospel recordings, while not huge seOers, do deliver sales to their coffers. When asked about the state of gospel recording, George Daniels, the owner of George’s Music Room in Chicago had this to say. “When 1 was growing up I used to listen to gospel everyday. Back then black radio wasn’t as segmented as it is today and played a variety of music formats. Gospel was big back then and 1 personally be- lieve that its popu- larity never really died down. In my store it has always sold well. What’s different now is that it is receiving more exposure, which is great because the music is truly a uniquely American art form and de- serves the respect and attention that it is finally receiv- ing.” Karl Jenkins, the manager for the Wherehouse flag- ship urban store in Los Angeles, agrees, saying that gospel recording BeBe i CeCe Winans artists like Kirk
Franklin, William Becton and CeCe WinariS consistently sell in numbers that match their secular counterparts. ‘ ‘We can’t keep recordings by Kirk Franklin and William Becton in stock. Although the music has always done well for us, lately the demand for gospel product has really exploded. We even added a special section in our store for it”
At urban radio, Sundays have traditionally been reserved for gospel programming, however, at many stations across the country, gospel is begiiming to crossover on to mainstream playlists. At WBLK in Buffalo, NY, program director Eric Fazion reports that gospel music’s popularity has grown so strong that it’s no longer even a novelty to hear it played during prime listening hours. He adds, “Listeners in our market have been very vocal about the inclusion of gospel on to our regular playlists, which is fine with me because the music is not only entertaining but it also delivers some very important messages that need to be put out there on the streets.” WHRK’s Bobby Jay has observed similar trends at his Memphis station and adds that his station may expand its gospel sessions. “The buzz is hot for gospel, for certain artists like Kirk Franklin and William Becton the request demand almost equals those we get for hip-hop artists. We are currently planning ways to take advantage of this growing interest in the music which I feel has left the Sunday only play slot forever.”
While gospel re- cordings may never match the monster sales generated by secular re- cordings, it is refresh- ing to note an increased demand for the art form. In an era where family values and tradi- tional attitudes are be- ing strived for, perhaps gospel’s new popularity is indicative of a new direction for main- stream record buyers that may transfer into all areas of life. Andrae Crouch
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TOP 100 COUNTRY SINGLES
FEBRUARY 10, 1996
This Week’s #1 : Highest Debut:
Shania Twain Pam Tillls
n(IF YOU’RE NOT IN IT FOR LOVE) I’M OUTTA HEREI
sa IT'S WHAT I DO (CapHol Nashville) Billy Dean
Ea 1969 (Merely 528437) Keith Stegall
49 REBECCA LYNN (Asylum 9344) Bryan White
RIPPLES (Polydor 527379) 4 Runner
QHEADS CAROLINA, TAILS CALIFORINA (Curb) . Jo Dee Messina
LADY’S MAN (River Nerth Nashville 1162) Rob CrOSby
53 LOVE LESSONS (MCA 3428) Tracy Byrd
^SHE CAN’T SAVE HIM (Capitol Nashville) Llsa Brokop
55 THE CAR (MCG/Curb 77744) Jeff Carson
56 LIFE GETS AWAY (RCA 66419) Clint Black
57 DEEP DOWN (Arista) Pam Tlllis
58 BORN IN THE DARK (Columbia 64330) Doug Stone
|jg|HANGIN’ ON (Magnatone) Rich McCready
60 WHEN A WOMAN LOVES A MAN (Career 187902) . . Lee Roy Parnell
(Mercury 522886) Shania Twain
Qnot enough HOURS IN THE NIGHT (Giant 17764) Doug Supemaw
^JeowBOY LOVE (Atlantic) John Michael Montgomery
4 IT MATTERS TO ME (Wtmer Bros. 45872) Faith Hill
QWHEN BOY MEETS GIRL (Mercury 526991) Teirl Clark
QLIKETHERE AIN’T NO YESTERDAY (ArisU) BlackHawk
12 RING ON HER FINGER, TIME ON HER HANDS
(MCA 12642) Reba McEntire
QBIGGER THAN THE BEATLES (Epic 67405) Joe Dlffle
NOT THAT DIFFERENT (Epic 78189) CoMln Raye
[^WHAT I MEANT TO SAY (Columbia/DKC 66412) Wade HayeS
mwiLD ANGELS (RCA 66509) Martina McBride
[g|lKNOWSHE STILL LOVES ME (MCA 11263) George Strait
[QTHE BEACHES OF CHEYNNE (CapHol Nashville 32080) . Garth BrOOkS
21 I’LL TRY (Arista) Alan Jackson
A BANG (MCA 55153) David Lee Murphy
LOVED ME (Atlantic) Tracy LavM'ence
TO BE LOVED BY YOU (Curb/MCA 11090) Wynonna
[3’ROUND HERE (CiFb 77785) Sawyer Brown
19 HEART HALF EMPTY
(Epic 66397) Ty Hemdon & Stephanie Bentley
^JYOU CAN FEEL BAD (Epic 67269) Patty Loveless
02 (bna 66562) Kenny Chesney
^SOME THINGS ARE MEANT TO BE (ArisU) Linda DavIs
^JWALKIN’ AWAY (Arista 1-2934) Diamond RIo
gJSHE SAID YES (Decca 11098) Rhett Aklns
m TOO MUCH FUN (Giant 24606) Daryle Singletary
^HYPNOTIZE THE MOON (Giant 17704) Clay Walker
^IT WOULDN’T HURT TO HAVE WINGS (Decca 11261) Mark Chesnutt
PARADISE (BNA) John Anderson
gjYOU GOTTA LOVE THAT (Atlantic) Neal McCoy
g^lT WORKS (RCA 66525) Alabama
gjWHAT DO I KNOW (Columbia 67223) RlCOChet
gg|READY WILLING AND ABLE (RCA 64742) Lari White
^JNO NEWS (BNA) Lonestar
HEARTS DESIRE (Career) Lee Roy Parnell
^31 STAN DING TALL (BNA 66508) LoiTle Morgan
^JeOUNTRY CRAZY (Vtfamer Bros 46017) Little TexaS
SHE’S GOT A MIN DOF HER OWN (Epic 67069) . . . James Bonamy ^ALL YOU EVER DO IS BRING ME DOWN
(MCA 11257) The Mavericks featuring Flaco Jimenez
gjTHE RIVER AND THE HIGHWAY (ArisU) Pam Hills
40 CAN’T BE REALLY GONE (Curb 77800) Tim McGraw
m|\A/iTHOUT YOUR LOVE (RCA 66740) Aaron Tippln
42 ALWAYS HAVE, ALWAYS WILL (Capitol Nashville 10302) . Shenandoah ^ NOW THAT’S ALL RIGHT WITH ME (Asylum) .... Mandy Barnett J^ONLY YOU (AND YOU ALONE) (Whmer Bros. 17792) . . . TravIS Trltt
^2BVEN if I TRIED (CapHol Nashville) EmlllO
22LET YOUR HEART LEAD YOUR MIND
(MCG/Curb) Smokln’ Armadillos
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WE’VE GOT TO KEEP ON MEETING LIKE THIS
(Scarlet Moon) Paul Overstreet
IF I HAD ANY PRIDE LEFT AT ALL
(Capitol Nashville) John Berry
THE STRENGTH OF A WOMAN (Curb) Philip Claypool
(RCA) Aaron Hppin
Vince Gill
IT’S NOT THE END OF THE WORLD (Capitd Nashville) .... EmlllO LIFE GOES ON (V\bmer Bros 17770) Little TexaS
George Strait
I WILL ALWAYS LOVE YOU
(Coiuntria 67140) Doily Paiion & Vince Gill
THOSE WORDS WE SAID (Mercixy 526812) Kim Rlchey
WHISKEY UNDER THE BRIDGE (Arista 2770) . . . . Brooks & Dunn THE WOMAN IN ME (NEEDS THE MAN IN YOU)
(Mercury 522886) Shania Twain
Martina McBride
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COUNTRY MUSIC
CASH BOX FEBRUARY 10, 1996 21
COUNTRY SINGLES INDEX
1969 Keoh ScegaE. Gary Harmcxu Domy Henson O^^uner Tameibne FHib Coip /^rricV Joseph Muse, bic . BMl'WB
Munc Coip /Domy Hmscn Desgnec. ASCAP) ...
-ALL YOU EVER DO IS BRING ME DOWN RanlMaio. AJ Anderson (Sony Tree Pnb. Co., bic /RanJ Majo Mosic/Mighiy N*e
Manc/Al Andeiscxi^. BMT) . . . . 38
always have, always will ftol Nelson, Lany Boone, Wocxfy Lee (Tree Pobhshing Co.. Inc./TenJee Mnsic.
BML(!joss Keys [^hsfaing C^.. Inc., ASCA^ . 42
BACKINYOURARMSACAINJ. FttdKnobkxh, Pa[UDavis(AbnDMnsECotp./Gaitk:kyMasE. ASCAP) 82
BIGGER THAN THE BEATLES J^ Satan Andersen. Sieve Dokxs (Tirebok One/Queasw Rom Maskn'exas Wedfe Music,
ASCAP) 8
BORN IN THE DARK CTw Hinealey (House Of Dua Music/FiBi Wtise Music. BMD .... 58
CAN’T BE REALLY GONE (3aiy Eter (MCA Music Pubbshing/GaTy Bun Musn, bic ,ASCAP) 40
CHECK YES OR NO Daimy M. Wells, Dana Hunl Oglesby (Jetm Juan Music. BMI/Viciom Kay Music. ASCAP) 84
COUNTRY CRAZY ftmer HcKvell, Chuck Jcncs (Sqinre Wea Musk, Inc ./Hoi/hn' Hits Musk, Inc - Longest Day Musk,
ASCAP'Gnai Cuinbeibnd Music/Fugue Musk . BMD 36
COWBOY LOVE Bill Doogbs. Jeff Wood (^11 Toon Street Musk^ EMI Bbeka-ood Musk Inc . BMD 3
DEEP DO)VN Wall Aldndge. John Janaid CRnk Hall Musk Inc./Watenown MusK/Abbana Band Music/Miss Btyss
Musk, ASCAP) . . 57
EVEN IF I TRIED Chiu Paulk. NecDe MusKk. Bob Regan (Tom CoQins Musk Cbip . BMI 45
GO REST HIGH ON THAT MOUNTAIN ViiK< GAKBoKfil Musk, BMT) 74
GRANDPA TOLD ME SO Mark Abn Spnnger, James Dean HkIcs (Muciah Musk Corp-'Tom Colhns Musk Corp . BMI) 21
HANGIN ON Rkh McC ready (Rkh McCieady, Brian Dean Maher. Kevin Hurley, David Ingram (Magnatcne Musk Pubhihmg,
ASCAP) . 59
HEADS CAROLIN.\. TAILS CALIFORNIA EMI BtaiwoodMusK Iik /Ty bndMusk. BMI Stantrack Wrken Group Ijk Mark D
Musk. ASCAP) . . . 51
HEART HALF EMPTY' Gary Burr. Desmend Chikl (Gary Burr Musk, Inc. /MCA Musk Pubhshing/EMI April Musk Inc 'Desmobile
Musk Co . bK . ASCAP) ... 19
HEART’S DESIRE Cris Moore, Lee Roy Parnell iSongs Of fblyGram InlT.. bicTBamey And Amey Musk' Lee Roy F^meD
Musk. BMI) ... 34
HERE COMES THE RVIN Koscas. Raul Malo (Songs Of Iblygtam Ini’l . tac 'Seven Angeb Musk Sony Tree Ibbhshing
Co . Inc ''Raul Malo Miuk, BMT) 79
HYPNOTIZE THE MOON Steve Dotff. Enc Kaz (Galewood SengvEnsign Musk Corp . BMl'Zena Musk. ASCAP) 26
I KNOW SHE STILL LOVES ME Aaron Rartor , Many Hobnes (O-Tes Ha Street MusKAbbeo Musk. BMD 12
I LET HER LIE Tim Jcrftnson iBig Gtam Musk DR V a Musk Li^ Dakixi Musk , BMD 88
I W ANT'i.V GO TOO FAR Layng Nbmne. Jr . Kou Robbms (Careen-BMG Musk IVibhshing. Inc /Doo Layng Songvlrvmg
Musk. bK Coha Ba> Musk, BMD 96
I WILL ALWAYS LOVE YOU DoDy Panon (Velva Aj^fc Musk . BMD 87
I'LL TRY Abn Jackson (WB Musk Coip.rfee Haw Musk, Inc.. ASCAP) 14
(IF YOU'RE NOT IN IT FOR LOVE) P.M OLTTA HERE! TwuirtLmge (Uxm Bebj bK. . BMD 1
IF I HAD ANY PRIDE lEFT AT ALL Troy Seab. FAfag Setser. John Greoieboum (WB Musk Coip East 644h Street
MusK Mapr Bob Musk Co.. Inc . ASCAP'Wamex-Tamrjane Fbbhshtng Corp./Yasa Musk, BMD 62
II' I WAS A DRINKIN MAN J. B. Rudd. Byim Hill (EMJ Tower Street Musk, Inc. . BMIMCA Musk Carada.'Sold For A S<mg.
SeX^AN/Brother Ban Mnsk. ASCAP) . . . 89
IF YOU LOVED ME Paul Nebtm. Tom Sh^mti (Sony Tree Fbb. Co.. Inc./Teiilee MusK'Hamsum Currkezbnd Musk Tom
-Shapiro Musk . BMD . . ... 16
IN PICTURES Joe Doyb. Bobby E. Boyd(BMG Sengs. bK . ASCAP'Carecn BMG Musk Pub . bvc . BMI) 71
IT MATTERS TO ME Mark D Sanders. Ed HiQ iScarsruck Wtireo GiDt4>, Inc Mark D. Musk, ASCAP/New Havoi Musk.
bK 'TvfusK Hill Musk . BMD 4
IT WORKS MKke> Cbtes. Mark Abn Springer (Abbunta Band Musk. ASCAP'EMI Bbekwond Musk Inc Mark Abn Spnnger
Musk, BMII 30
IT WOILDNT HURT TO HAVE WINGS Jerry Foster. Roger LavoK. Johnny Moms (Warner- Tame mne Bjbhshmg Corp.-Miss
HoD>' Musk and Hapsack MusK/Gteai Claim, BMD 27
ITS NOT THE END OF THE WORLD Rml Nelson, Lany Boone, Earl Clark (Sony Tree Pub Co.. Inc./TcrilBe Musk^OTcx
Musk. BMI/Scny Cross Keys Pub. Co . Inc . ASCAP) 80
ITS WHAT I DO Tom Shaptm Chock Jenes (Hamstem Cumin Lmd Musk Mike Cbib Musk Dnnpnd Struck VkuK. BMI) 47
LADV''S MAN Rob Crosby, Gary Cotlcn (Musk Corp. Of AnciKa, bK Santee River Songs. BMD . 52
LET YOUR HEART LEAD YOUR IwQND Scoa Medo. arranged by the Saiian' AnmdillDS (Smeion' Atradilk> Musk . BMD 46
LIFE GETS AWAY Chni Bbck. Hagden I^cfaobs. Thom Schuyler I'Bbclmed MosK'^ifl Bbekwood Musk. bK Bethlehem
Musk. BMT) . 56
LIFE GOES ON Del Gay. Thom McHugh. Keah FoUese (Hoahn’ Hus Musk Square West Musk. ASCAP'Kkkng Bnd
Musk Thomahaak Musk 'Cbreers-BMC Musk Ibbhshing. Inc 'Breala Nbker Musk. BMD . . 81
UKETTIERZ AINT NO YESTERDAY Wall Aklralgc. Vbik Narrmre (Rkk HaB Musk . IiK/Wateflown Musk. ASCAP Fane
fttbhshmg Co , Inc . BMT) 6
LISTENTN TO THE RADIO Suimy Russ. Stephony Siniih iSarsmick Angel Musk. Inc . Bbekwood Musk Inc . B.MI1 94
LOVE LESSONS Jerry KilgoR. Ted Hewio, Moniv I\MeQ. Sarah Migors (Saddle Tan Musk. BMIHewio Musk Acoff Rose.
ASCAP) S3
MV BABY’S COOKIN' Paul Nelson. Larry Boone (Sony Tree FVibhshmg Co./Tetilee Musk. BMI Seny Cross Keys Ibbhshing
Co.. ASCAP) 99
NO MAN'S LAND Jcim Scoa Sheiiin. Sieve Seikm (AB Over Town NkuK'Sony Tree Pubhshaig Co . Etk N^ W’otf Musk.
BMI' Love Dus Tew/n Musjc-'Davri Aaron Musk. ASCAP 95
NO NEAVS Sam Hogm. Rtil Bamban, Mark D Sanders (Skmy Tree Pub Co.. Inc /Kaxy’s Rambow/Sinply Iirestible Musk.
BML SoisniKk Wtoer's Gioi^. bK Made D Musk. ASCZAF^ ... 33
NO YESTERDAY BiDy Montana. Joy Swiuea (Nbgnascxig Musk Jbbbshing/Red QoiB Musk Ainue Giem Eyes Mn«r.'Pvn
Tower Street Musk. Inc TjoIc Caymn Musk, BMD 100
NOT ENOUGH HOURS IN THE NIGHT Aarai Barker. Kim WiBara. Ron Harbm (0-Tex Musk-HtI Street Musk. BMI'Scny Cross
Key s hib Cb . Inc /Kim WIBiami Musk. ASCAP) 2
NOT THVT DIFFERENT Karen Taykrr-Good. JoK Seed (W. B.M Musk Corp . SESAC 1C T Good Musk/Spoofei Musk . BMD 9
NOTHING Dwighi Yookam. Kosas (Coot Dust MusK^'Songs Of MyGram Ini’l Inc 'Seven Angeb Musk. BMI) 73
NOW' THVTS ALL RIGHT WITH ME Kostas. Tony Perez (Songs Of IblyGtam IntematKnal. Inc 'Seven Angeb Musk. BMI) 43
ON A BUS TO ST. CLOLT) Gretchen Ffcim (Sony Cross Keys Fiibbslung Co . Inc (Vople Craycn Musk . ASCAP) 65
ONLY YOU (AND Y’OU ALONE) Buck Ram, Ar^ Rand (TTiO-Holhs Musk. bK . RMI) 44
OLT WITH A BANG Divid Lee Murphy. Kim Tribble (hQD Bibhshmg Cknnpany/Bnan's Dream Pubhshmg. ASCAP) IS
PAR.\DISE Bob McDiB. Roger Muriah (Rilygajn tniemaounal Rib.. Inc ''Ranger Bob Musk. ASCAP'Murrah Musk
Coip . BMD 28
PL(R£ BRED REDNECK Data Sigmen, Glam Ashwonh, Buddy Causey' (Sar North Musk. ASCAP/New Nee Musk, BMD 97
READY. WILLING .AND ABLE Jess Leary. Jody Abn Sweet (Dream Caicher Musk. Inc Laile Gib Maurer. ASCAP'Mooi
Catcher Musk. Inc 'Son Of Gib Mrmsur. BMI) 32
REBECCA LYNN Don Sampioi. Skip Ewing (MCA Musk. ASCAP Acuff-Rose Musk ItK . BMT) . . 49
RING ON HER FINGER. 'TIME ON HANDS Den Goodnaii. Ihm Rose. Mary Aim Komedy (Sony Tree Pubhshmg Co.. Inc Egypt
HoDcm MusK.’My Choy Muse . BMD . 7
RIPPLES Tony Hasekkn (MiStoose Musk AshWords Musk, BMD . 50
ROL^’/D HEI^ Maike A MiUer. Scoa EmeiKk. Gregg Hubbard (Tovebn' Zoo MusK^Myn Sc Chuck’s Boy Musk.
ASCAP'Ch* Zoo Musk. BMD18
RLD-A-DIDBIN” Den Goodrmn. Son Prul Davu. Becky Hobbs (Goodman 'W'aDccr Musk Pubhshmg Co . bK BeeJaroo Musk.
BMI/Shoot Scrughi Musk. ASCAP) 86
SAFE IN THE .ARMS OF LOVT Pun Rose. Mary Aim Komedy . Ibi Bunch (Irving Musk. Iik Tommale Moon MusK LaRue Two
Musk ZanesviDe Musk. BMD 98
SHE CAN'T SAVE Hl\l Liz Haigbei. Bob ReganiSorsmick Wnier’i Group. bK AMR Pubtkanou, bic.. ASCAP) 54
SHE GOT WHAT SHE DESERV'ES Jomy Yares, Bobby Fischer. Charbe Bbck (Crnerxm Musk Corp./Escodilb MusK.''Bobby
Fischer Musk. ASCIAP/Scmgs In Bbck bik. S^AO 66
SHE SAID YES Joe Doyte, Rhen AKtBS (BMC Sa«s, Inc. /Tree PnhtiAlng Co.. lac..ASCAP/BMI) 24
SHE’S GOT A MIND OF HER OWN BiD Livsey. Dem Schbiz (Irvmg Musk, bic . BMI New Hayes Musk'New Den Songs.
ASCAP) 37
SMOKE IN HER EY'ES Hu^ Resiwood (Carcers-BMG Musk Ribbshmg, liK /Hugh Presnvood Musk. BMD . . 63
SOME "THINGS ARE MEANT TO BE MKhael Garvin, (joidon Fhyr* (Noctomal Echpse Musk Michael Garvin Musk Ensign
Musk Ck>ip . BMD . . .22
STANDING TALL Larry Bmler, Bm Fhicrs Bbckwocxl Musk bic 'Bm Perers Musk, BMI) 35
SOLED GROL^ND Gary Ckvais (Marledge Musk. ASCAP) 68
SOMETIMES SHE FORGETS Steve Eark (Warner Bros. Corp . ASCAP) 90
TALL, TALL TREES George Jones. Roger Miller (Tdd Musk Co . bic. /fca KntM Musk. BMD 69
TEQUILA TALKIN’ Bill LaBounty, Chiu Waters (Ensign Musk Corp Tliddm Pbnel MusK/Gieai (Txonbeibnd
Musk. BMI) 78
THATS AS CLOSE AS I’LL GET TO LOVING YOU Sally I>wonky. Fhul Jcfiferaai. Jan Leyeis (Alrra Musk Corp . TfldQ Merm.
ASCAP/l. R S. Musk, bic . BMI) 72
THE BEACHES OF CHEYENNE Dan Roberts, Bryan Kennedy. Garth Brooks (Old Boots Musk/^<1I April Musk Inc 'Rope and
Cblly MusK-Ma^ Bob Musk Co. Inc. /No Fences Musk, ASCAP) 13
THE C.^ C. Mkhael Spriggs, (jaiy Heyde] iDramcnd Storm Musk, bic “EMI Tower Street Musk Inc.. BMD 55
THE FEVER Sievm Tyfcr, Joe Ikny, Bryan Keimedy. Dan Roberts (Swag Song Musk. Iik 'EMI April Musk. Inc. /Rope
And DaDy MusK/OId Boots Musk. ASC^I^ 76
THE RIVER AND THE HKjHW’AY Gerry House. Don Schbtz (Housaiotes Musk. BMl'New Don Songs/New Hages Musk.
ASCAP) 39
THE STRENGTH OF A WOMAN Steven Tyler, Joe Perry. Bryan Keimedy. Dan Roberts (Swrag Semg Musk, bic /EMI April Mime. bK /Rope And DaDy Musk- Old B<xxs Musk, ASC!AF^ .
THE WOMAN IN' ME (NEEDS THE MAN IN YOU) Twain/ Lange (Loon Echo Inc . BML/Zoirba Enierprues, bK , ASCAP) . 93
TO BE LOVED BY YOU Gary Burr. Milre Reid (MCA Musk Pubhshing'Gary Burr Musk/Abno Musk Corp./Br® Blues
Musk. ASCAP) 17
THOSE WORDS WE SAID Kim Rjehev. Angelo (Mighty Nke Musk-'Waii No More. BMI/PolyGtam bill. Pub . bic..
ASCAP) 91
TO MUCH Fins’ Cuitu Wn^. T J Knighi (Hanuiem Strouda various Musk '(Turns W'righi Semgs. ASCAP/Maypop
Musk, BMIi . . 25
TROU'BLE Todd Snider (Bio 'N Sis Musk Lnc./Xenh SykEs Musk. BMT) ... 83
VEIL OF TEARS M. NobcL J Peimig, H. Ketchum (WB Musk (Torp /Suddenly MusK/Pomig Musk, ASCAP) . 77
WALKIN' AW'AY Aimk Rohoff. Craig Wisoian (Almo Musk (Toip./Anwa Mnsk/Daddy R^bB Musk. ASCAP) 13
WE’VE CJOT TO KEEP ON MEETING LI RE THIS Faul Overstreet. Aichie Jordan (Scarlet Moon Musk, BMI/Mayor Bob Misk. ASCAP)6t
W'HAT DO I KNOW Sunny Russ. (Tadiy Mayeski, Scephoiy Smith (Starstruck Angel Musk. bic. /EMI Bbekwood Musk. BMD
(Soiy Cross Keys Pub (To.. bic./AH Around Town Musk. ASCAP) 31
WH.AT I MEA.NT TO SAY Dai Cook. Sam Hogm, Jim McBride (Sony Tree Pub (To.. bic./Doi Codr Musk/Katy’s Rainbow.
BMl/Soiy Cross Keys Fbb (To., bK.-MinVilbge Musk. AS(TAP) . . 10
WHAT IF JKUS COMES BACK LIKE THAT Pat Bunch. Doug Johiuoi (August Wind Musk/ Longitude MusK/Hendershot
Musk Sydney Erin Musk. HMD . 75
WHEN BOY MKTS GIRL Tom Shapiro. Tem (Talk. (Thris Waters (Great Cumberland Mosk/Damond Struck Musk/Tom
Shapiro MosK/Soiy Tree Pub. (To. . bic . BMI) . , . . 5
WHIN A WOMAN LOVES A MAN Mark Lmta, Rafe Van Hoy (Magor Bob Musk Co. . Inc . AS(TAP/Sony Tree Pub. Co., bic /True
South Musk, BMD 60
WHISKEY UNDER THE BRIDGE Don (Took. Kit Brooks, Ramie Dmm (Soiy Tree T^lbbshing Co., bic /Doi (Todc Musk/Bufbk)
MusK^SbowbiDy Musk, BMD . . . ... 92
WHO NEEDS YOU BABY day Walker, Randy Boodreanx, Kim WiHiaim (Lori Jane Musk/Linda (Tobb Musk/That’s A Srrash
Fbb . tac. . BMI/Sony Cross Keys Mnsk/Kim Williams Mnsic/D. L Musk, ASCAP) 85
W’ILD ANCrELS Maoaca Berg, Gay Hamxm. Hairy Stmson (Ixngoode Musk Co./Augusi Wmd Musk/Greai Broad
MusK/Sony Tree Pub- Co.. Inc.. BMD 11
WITHOUT YOUR LOVE A1 Andersen. Caig Wueman (Mighry Nke Mask/ AJ Andersoigs. BMI/ Abno Musk (Toip., ASCAP) 41
WORTH THE FALL Bieo James (Laigitude Musk Co./Angtut Wind Mnsk/Cbyoie Moon Musk/Brai James Musk. BMP . . 64
YEARS FROM HERE Gary Baker. Fonk J. Myers, Jerry WJbams (Zomba Enteipdses bK. /Dixie Stars Musk, ASCAP/Zomba
Soigs bic./Toneover Musk Inc . BMD 70
YOU CAN FEEL BAD Maoaca Berg. Tim Kreke] ( Longoude Musk Co. /August Wind MusK/Gteai Broad MusK/Mighty Nke
MiSK. BMT) . 20
YOU COTTA LOVE THAT Jess Biwwn, Brea Jones (Abno Musk (Torp /Bamatuck Musk Inc.. AS(TAP/lrving Musk
bK /Kybairo Musk bK .. BMD 29
Single Reviews By Wendy Newcomer
■ PERFECT STRANGER: “Remember The Ride” (Curb D-1216)
In “Remember The Ride” a father dispenses wisdom to his son regarding the ways of women (“Some were bora to run/some will stomp you just for fun/There’s some that you can trust/some will leave you in the dust”). Perfect Stranger manages to make the story sound so toucliing and heartfelt. Whether or not women will like being compared to horses is another story.
■ BLACKHAWK: “Almost A Mem- ory Now” (Arista ASCD-2975)
This melancholy release from the trio’s album. Strong Enough, is a triple-threat harmony assault. While it doesn’t break any new ground as far as their sound goes, it does spotlight the strengths of one of the best bands in modern country music.
■ KATE VMULLACE: “Give It A Push” (Honest CD-1001-R)
If you hear a strong, smoolh-as-honey voice coming over the airwaves pleading you to “Give It A Push,” please, by all means — do what the woman says. Ordinarily a folksy, coffee hoase-style performer, Kate Wallace is smokin’ on this one.
■ AARON TIPPIN: “Without Your Love” (RCA RDJ64486-2)
Again, Aaron Tippin pleasantly surprises his audience with a different sort of single — a country/soul number iastead of his usual straightforward blue collar fare. Tippin’s per- fonnance (which sliows off his hidden range) matches the song’s bluesy fiddle note for note.
AARObl^
TIPPIN
PICK OF THE WEEK
■ JOHN BERRY: “Every Time My Heart Calls Your Name” (Capitol Nashville DPRO-10310)
Not many artists can consistently make radio-ready material but John Berry is more than up to the task. He is aching and remorseful when he has to be; and when a song calls for a hard-driving, rocking delivery (as in the case with “Every Time My Heart...”), again he comes through. His vo; x continues to regi.ster high on the Richter scale of vocal performances.
CASH BOX FEBRUARY 10, 1996 22
COUNTRY MUSIC
Brooks Wins Big At AMAs
By Wendy Newcomer
GARTH BROOKS WAS CLEARLY THE BIG WINNER among the country artists at the 23rd Annual American Music Awards held Jan. 29. Brooks claimed a total of three awards during the hve telecast, including Favorite Country Album for The Hits, Favorite Country Male Artist, and the coveted Favorite Artist of the Year.
In typical Brooks style, upon winning the award for Favorite Artist of the Year, the clearly humbled Garth thanked fans, fellow nominees and the AMA. Then, in a move that puzzled many, he proceeded to leave the award on the podium, saying he did not deserve it.
Other winners in country music were the always-popular Reba McEntire, who took home the award for Favorite Country Female Artist; Shania Twain who won Favorite New Artist; and Alabama, who won Favorite Country Band, Duo or Group. Country legend Tammy Wynette was on hand to receive a special “Award Of Merit” “in recognition of her outstanding contributions to the musical entertainment of the American public.” The award was presented by Kenny Rogers, who previously won the Award of Merit himself. Taking part in the tribute were fellow country artists Linda Davis, George Jones, Martina McBride, Pam Tillis and Lari White.
Boss Hogg Pursues Wopat
IT SEEMS THAT TOM WOPAT CANNOT ESCAPE the clutches of Boss Hogg and Roscoe P. Coltrane. In an effort to strengthen the lead-in to the new Wopat-hosted series Prime Time Country and attract first-time viewers to TNN, the network has begun airing the popular series The Dukes Of Hazzard along with a new series, CMT Presents Monday Night Concerts.
“TNN believes both these series — The Dukes Of Hazzard and CMT Presents Monday Night Concerts — will attract younger viewers to sample TNN,” said Brian Hughes, director of programming at TNN. “The viewers that made The Dukes of Hazzard a top-rated television show are now in their late ’20,s and ’30s and that’s the audience we want to attract, plus there’s a whole new generation that will love the action and comedy of ‘The Dukes.’ We believe The Dukes of Hazzard will serve as an excellent promotion to get viewers to stay tuned for Tom Wopat in Prime Time Country..."
The Dukes Of Hazzard will be telecast Monday s-thru-Fridays at 7 p.m. (EST). TNN has acquired all 147 episodes of the series, which was telecast on CBS from 1978-1985 and starred Wopat as “Luke Duke. ” Country masic tnvia experts will also hear superstar Waylon Jennings doing off-camera narration for the series and singing the title theme song, “Good OF Boys,” which was a gold single.
CMT Presents Monday Night Concerts, which premieres on Monday, April 8 at 8 p.m. (EST) will be hosted by Ricky Skaggs and produced at Nashville’s Ryman Auditorium by High Five Productions of Nashville. The series will feature performances by Vince Gill, Bruce Hornsby, Wynonna, Michael McDonald, Manhattan Transfer, BlackHawk and Sawyer Brown.
In Other News...
THE REUNITED HIGHWAY 101 has released one of country music’s first enhanced CDs. The Willow Tree Records CD combines four of the band’s greatest hits with 8 new songs. The package can be played on a standard audio CD player and on most computers with a CD-ROM drive.
LEEZA GIBBONS WILL HOST a TNN Valentine’s Day Special, Exclu- sively Leeza: Straight From The Heart on Feb. 13. The show will feature two of country music’s mo.st well-known couples, Trisha Yearwood andhasband Robert Reynolds of The Mavericks; and .Fohn Berry and wife Robin. FIVE ADDITIONAL ARTISTS are scheduled to appear at the fourth annual “Country Steps in for First Steps Concert” — Stephanie Bentley, Skip Ewing, Ken Mellons, Sam Moore and Ricochet will join Joe Diffie, Ty Herndon, Lee Roy Parnell and Collin Raye at the Grand Ole Opry House on Feb. 11.
SESAC HAS APPOINTED PAT ROGERS as senior vp, writer/pubhsher relatioas. Rogers will direct all writer/publisher relations efforts nationally and will play a key role in developing strategic initiatives for the company. She will be based at SESAC’s Nashville headquarters.
STEP ONE RECORDS’ DON COX will kick off Speed Week in Daytona by singing the National Anthem at the Busch Clash ’96 airing live on CBS Feb. 11.
BNA Records artist Lorrie Morgan and RCA Records artist Jon Randall are all smiles following their recent recording session to cut “By Your Side.” The song, produced by James Stroud, will appear on Morgan’s next album scheduled for a mid ’96 release. Pictured (l-r): Stroud; Morgan; Randall; and Susan Nadler, Morgan’s manager.
DOUG SUPERNAW AND WIFE DEBBIE recently celebrated the arrival of their son, Jesse Douglas Supemaw, bom Jan. 23.
COLUMBIA RECORDS’ RICOCHET SCORED a direct hit Jan 25 when Las Vegas city councilman Gary Reese presented the group with the key to the city. Ricochet was in Las Vegas to thank area country radi i stations for their support of the band’s debut single, “’>Vhat Do I Know.”
NASCAR “HOTTER THAN ASPHALT, ” Columbia Records all star album celebrating auto racing, will be released Feb. 13. The project features performances by Hank Williams, Jr., Waylon Jennings, Little Texas, Lynyrd Skynyrd, Tanya Tucker and Tracy Lawrence, among others. NASHVILLE’S OWN TRACY NELSON is a final nominee for a W.C. Handy Blues Award for Female Artist of the Year m the contemporary blues category. Winners will be announced on May 2 at Memphis’ Vincent De Frank Hall.
MCSPADDEN-SMITH MUSIC HIRED Rob Birkhead as vp of marketing, responsible for product development and marketing of music and children’s projects. Birkhead comes to McSpadden-Smith Music from Reunion Records where he was vp of marketing and artist development, and most recently vp of creative development.
BOBBY FISCHER HAS SIGNED a long-term songwriter/co-publisher agreement with EMI Music in Nashville. EMI Music has also purchased the publishing on 30 of Fischer’s songs, including “You Lie,” “Goodbye Says it All,” “The Writing On The Wall” and “Hit The Ground Runnin” (a Ford Truck commercial).
HEATHER MCBEE WAS PROMOTED to manager of sales af kC A Label Group RLG/Nashville. McBee was most recently a product manager for RCA Records and has been employed with BMG for three and one-half years. ROUNDER ARTISTS RIDERS IN THE SKY will be the recipients of the Wrangler Award for “Outstanding Traditional Album” for their latest release Always Drink Upstream from the Herd. Riders and prcxlucer Joey Miskulin will receive their Wranglers on March 16 at the National Cowboy Hall of Fame in Oklahoma City.
CHAD WILLIAMS WAS APPOINTED business manager for Flood, Bumstead, McCready & McCarthy, Inc., the Nas’nville-based financial and business management firm. Williams will be responsible for, among others, BR5-49, The Delevantes, Fleming & John and Jars Of Clay.
CMT HAS REACHED A DISTRIBUTION agreement with Asian Cable Communications Assn. (ACCION). Under the terms of the agreement, ACCION will market and distribute CMT to Philippine cable operators.
COUNTRY MUSIC
TOP 75 COUNTRY ALBUMS
FEBRUARY 10, 1996
LastV\feek Total
The square bUlet indicates upward chart movement (G) = Gold (RI.\A) Certified (P) Platinum (RIAA) Certified
QItHE WOMAN IN ME (Mercury 5228S6) Shatlla Twain
2 THE GREATEST HITS COLLECTION (A/ista 18801) ... Alan JackSOn
3 FRESH HORSES (Capitol Nashville 32080) Garth BrOOkS
(Jit MATTERS TO ME (Wimer Bros 45872) Faith HIM
5 SOUVENIRS: GREATEST HITS (MCA 11394) Vince Gill
6 ALL I WANT (Curb 77800) Tim McGraw
7 THE HITS (Capitol Nashville 29689)(P5) Garth BrOOkS
8 STARTING OVER (MCA 11264) Reba Mc Entire
9 JOHN MICHAEL (Atlantic 82728) John Michael Montgomery
1 0 GREATEST HITS-FROM THE BEGINNING
1 2 GAMES REDNECKS PLAY (lAiimer Bros 45856) . .
20 NOW THAT I’VE FOUND YOU - A COLLECTION
(Rounder 0325) AliSOn KraUSS
21 STRONG ENOUGH (Arista 18792) Blackhawk
24 GONE (Reprise 46051) Dwight Yoakam
30 LOVE LESSONS (MCA 11242) Tracy Byrd 27 25
36 PURE (30UNTRY (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)
47 LEAD ON (MCA 1 1 092)(P)
55 THIS THING CALLED WANTIN’ AND HAVIN’ IT ALL
61 COME ON COME ON (Columbia 4881)(P3) .
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AMAZING GRACE: A COUNTRY SALUTE TO GOSPEL
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CsshbOH's Red Hot Pick CD • January '96
Red Hot Single:
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Steve Wariner (I) discusses his new album at a backstage meeting with Arista Records president Clive Davis. Called No More Mr. Nice Guy, Wariner’s album, scheduled to be released March 12, features instrumental cuts with Vince Gill, Larry CarHon, Leo Kottke, Chet Atkins, Richie Sambora and others.
Giant recording artist Daryle Singletary recently signed a wrKers agreement with ASCAP and a publishers agreement with Giant Music Publishing. Pictured at Giant Records’ offices in Nashville are (l-r, seated): Giant’s Rob Hendon; Single- tary; and ASCAP’s Connie Bradley, (l-r, standing): Giant’s James Stroud; AS- CAP's Chris DuBois; and ASCAP’s Pat Rolfe.
CASH BOX FEBRUARY 10, 1996 24
COUNTRY MUSIC
RADIO PLAYLISTS
Some of what’s playing in heavy rotation:
KLMX\Clayton, NM
FAITH HILL — “It Matters To Me”
DOUG SUPERNAW — “Not Enough Hours In The Night”
RHETT AKINS— “She Said Yes”
TY HERDON & STEPHANIE BENTLEY— “Heart Half Empty” WADE HAYES — “What I Meant To Say”
WOCO\Oconto, WI
FAITH HILL— “It Matters To Me”
REBA MCENTIRE — “Ring On Her Finger, Time On Her Hands” SHENANDOH — “Always Have, Always Will”
WADE HAYES— “What 1 Meant To Say”
TERRI CLARK— “When Boy Meets Girl”
WHTL\ Whitehall, Wl
SHANIA TWAIN— “Fm Outta Here”
TERRI CLARK— “When Boy Meets Girl”
DOUG SUPERNAW — “Not Enough Hours In The Night” BLACKHAWK — “Like There Ain’t No Yesterday”
JOE DIFFIE — “Bigger Than The Beatles”
WDXC-FM\Pound, VA FAITH HILL— “It Matters To Me”
TERRI CLARK — “When Boy Meets Girl”
SHANIA TWAIN— “Fm Outta Here”
DOUG SUPERNAW— “Not Enough Hours In The Night”
JOHN MICHAEL MONTGOMERY— “Cowboy Love”
WRIX-FM\Anderson, SC FAITH HILL— “It Matters To Me”
SHANIA TWAIN — "Fm Outta Here”
TERRI CLARK— “When Boy Meets Girl”
JOHN MICHAEL MONTGOMERY— “Cowboy Love”
DOUG SUPERNAW — “Not Enough Hours In The Night”
KHOL\Beulah, ND
DOUG SUPERNAW — “Not Enough Hours In The Night”
JOHN MICHAEL MONTGOMERY— “Cowboy Love”
SHANIA TWAIN— “Fm Outta Here”
BLACKHAWK — “Like There Ain’t No Yesterday”
WADE HAYES — “What I Meant To Say”
WW(JR-FM\Fort Myers, FL
DOUG SUPERNAW — “Not Enough Hours In The Night”
TERRI CLARK — “When Boy Meets Girl”
JOHN MICHAEL MONTGOMERY— “Cowboy Love”
FAITH HILL — “It Matters To Me”
SHANIA TWAIN — “Fm Outta Here”
High Debuts
Cash Box COUNTRY RADIO
1 . PAM TILLIS— “The River And The Highway” — (Arista) — #39
2. AARON TIPPIN— “Without Your Love”— (RCA)— #41
3. TRAVIS TRITT — “Only You (And You Alone)” — (Warner Bros.) — #44
4. BILLY DEAN— “It’s What I Do— (Capitol)— #47
5. KEITH STEGALL— “1969”— (Mercury)— #48
Most Active
1. EMILIO — “Even If I Tried” — (Capitol) — #45
2. LITTLE TEXAS — “Country Crazy” — (Warner Bros.) — #36
3. THE MAVERICKS— “All You Ever Do Is Bring Me Down”— (MCA)— #38
4. 4 RUNNER — “Ripples” — (Polydor) — #50
5. LEE ROY PARNELL — “Heart’s Desire” — (Career) — #34
6. JAMES BONAMY — “She’s Got A Mind Of Her Own” — (Epic) — #37
POWERFUL ON THE PLAYLIST— The Cash Box Top 100 Country Singles chart is led by the Shania Twain single “(if You’re Not In It For Love) Fm Outta Here.” This week’s chart displays six big movers and five debuts breaking into the Top 50. Leading the way in the most-movement category is Emilio and ‘ ‘ Even If I T ried’ ’ taking a nine-spot leap to #45. Three songs jumped eight spots this week — Little Texas’ “Country Crazy;” The Mavericks’ “All You Ever Do Is Bring Me Down;” and “Ripples” by 4 Runner. “Heart’s Desire” by Lee Roy Parnell moved seven spots to #34, while “She’s Got A Mind Of Her Own” by James Bonamy bounds six spots to #37. As for debuts, five artists hit tliis week’s Top 50. Leading the way for the highest debut position with the single “The River And The Highway” is Pam Tillis at #39; Aaron Tippin enters at #41 with “Without Your Love;” Travis Tritt comes in at #44 with “Only You (And You Alone);” “It’s What I Do” by Billy Dean debuts at #47; and Keith Stegall’s “1%9” comes in at #48.
Songwriters Of The Week: Congratulatioas go out to “Mutt” Lange and Shania Twain, writers of Twain’s#! tut, “(If You’re Not In It For Love) Fm Outta Here!”
CMT Top Twelve Video Countdown
1. FAITH HILL “It Matters To Me” (Warner Bros.)
2. COLLIN RAYE “Not That Different" (Epic)
3. WADE HAYES “What I Meant To Say” (Columbia/DKC)
4. JOHN MICHAEL MONTGOMERY “Cowboy Love” (Atlantic)
5. JOE DIFFIE “Bigger Than The Beatles” (Epic)
6. SAWYER BROWN “’Round Here” (Curb)
7. TERR! CLARK . “When Boy Meets Girl” (Mercury)
8. SHANIA TWAIN
“(If You're Not In It For Love) I'm Outta Here!” (Mercury)
9. MARTINA MCBRIDE “Wild Angels” (RCA)
10. DOUG SUPERNAW .... “Not Enough Hours In The Night” (Giant)
11. TRACY LAWRENCE “If You Loved Me” (Atlantic)
12. DIAMOND RIO “Walkin’ Away” (Aristal
— Compliments of CMT video countdown, week ending January 31, 1996.
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POSITIVE COUNTRY
This Week’s Debuts
POSITIVE
COUNTRY
RADIO
LEE GREENWOOD— “One Day At A Time" — (Arrival) — #32
BRENT LAMB — ‘‘Real Life Love” — (Genesis) — #34
SCOTT BROWN— ‘‘ The Right One”— (Brand Of The Cross)— #37
Most Active
WTLCOX & PARDOE — ‘‘Til They Know How Much You Care” — (Light) — #17
BRIAN BARRETT— ‘‘Coin’ To”— (Star Song)— #20 MIDSOUTH — ‘‘Long Walk Home” — (Warner Alliance) — #6 RONNY MCKINLEY — ‘‘Bull By The Homs” — (Cheyenne) — #5
Powerful On The Playlist
Leading the Cash Box Positive Country singles chart this week is the The Manuel Family Band with ‘‘Look Wlio’s Laughing Now” on the Manuel label. Susie Luchsinger once again holds the #2 spot with "You’re It.” After two weeks at #1 , Rivers & Owens drops to #3 with "Not Livin’ Tliat Way No More. ” “Let The Little Things Go” by Jeff & Sheri Easter moves back one to #4. Jumping seven spots to #5 is Ronny McKinley and “Bull By The Homs.” Breaking into the Top 10 with a nine spot jump to #6 is “Long Walk Home” by MidSouth. David Patillo’s “When The World Runs Out Of Parties” moves tliree .spots to #7, and Judy Deramus holds on to #8 with “How About Your Heart. ” Lisa Daggs with “The Gift” stays at #9, and finally, “Banking On Jesus” by Marvell drops back to #10.
LOOKING AHEAD
Singles that are still gaining ground at radio tltis week include: Lori Loza with ”0 Me Of Little Faith,” "There Is An Aaswer” by Don Richmond, and “Never Give Up The Faith” by W'.C. Taylor
Noted author, speaker and Presidential Military H ealth Care Advisory Comrrattee Member, Rev. John Steer (I), shows Tom Dalton of Brentwood Talent & Marketing a few of the awards he received for serving in Vietnam. Steer will release his ninth album. Wounded Soldier, in February on the Sierra Nashville label.
POSITIVE COUNTRY
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LONG WALK HOME (VVimer Alliance) |
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WHEN THE WORLD RUNS OUT OF PARTIES (Hearlwrite) . David Patillo |
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HOW ABOUT YOUR HEART (TIMA) |
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THE GIFT (Cheyenne) |
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EVEFTY HEART NEEDS A CHANCE TO SHINE (Tall Texan) . Billy Waiker |
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MY CHOICE (Dove) |
. . . Cross Country |
11 |
9 |
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17 |
’TILL THEY KNOW HOW MUCH YOU CARE (Ught) |
. Wilcox & Pardoe |
32 |
2 |
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18 |
SAY NO (Ropebum) |
. . . Randy Coward |
20 |
3 |
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19 |
HOEDOWN (Ransom) |
. . . . Ken Hollovtay |
14 |
11 |
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20 |
GOIN’ TO (Star Song) |
. . . . Brian Barrett |
35 |
2 |
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21 |
WHAT IF JESUS COMES BACK LIKE THAT (Epic Nashville) . Collin Raye |
21 |
7 |
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22 |
DADDY TALKS TO JESUS (Sparrow) |
. . . Marty Raybon |
16 |
11 |
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23 |
ONE OF THESE DAYS (Gospel Choice) |
Del Way |
27 |
3 |
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24 |
COMFORT CREEK (Chapel) |
. Barbara Fairchild |
19 |
10 |
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25 |
IN THE PALM OF YOUR HAND (Rounder) .... |
. . . Alison Krauss |
24 |
18 |
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26 |
BIT AND BRIDLE (Veritas) |
.... Mary Kilroy |
26 |
6 |
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27 |
SHE STAYS (Wbrd Nashville) . . Ricky Van Shelton & Andy Landis |
22 |
14 |
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28 |
WILD HORSE (Brand Of The Cross) |
Scott Brown |
23 |
8 |
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29 |
TAKE JOY (Amber Lane) |
. . Elaine Anderson |
25 |
15 |
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30 |
JESUS IS IN MY HEART (Curb) |
. . Tom DeVoursney |
29 |
7 |
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31 |
THERE’S NO CROSS THAT LOVE WON’T BEAR |
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(Capitol Nashville) |
.... John Berry |
31 |
14 |
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32 |
ONE DAY AT A TIME (Arrival) |
Lee Greenwood |
DEBUT |
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33 |
MATTERS OF THE HEART (Gateway) |
.... Jeff McKee |
30 |
21 |
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34 |
REAL LIFE LOVE (Genesis) |
.... Brent Lamb |
DEBUT |
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35 |
I'VE GOT A BEAUTIFUL FRIEND (ALH) |
. . .Jim Wilkerson |
37 |
2 |
|
36 |
GO REST HIGH ON THAT MOUNTAIN (MCA) . . |
Vince Gill |
34 |
18 |
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37 |
THE RIGHT ONE (Brand Of The Cross) |
. . . Scott Brown |
DEBUT |
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38 |
LOVE COMES THROUGH (\A&mer Alliance) . . . |
MidSouth |
36 |
19 |
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39 |
JIMMY GOT SAVED (Star Song) |
. . . Brian Barrett |
33 |
15 |
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40 |
DRAWING PICTURES (Genesis) |
.... Brent Lamb |
28 |
16 |
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GnNMACHNE
Bally’s WHO Dun nit?
CHICAGO — Nick Spade, private eye, is on the case in the latest state-of- the-art Bally pinball machine from Midway Manufacturing Company. Paying homage to the classic murder mysteries of a bygone era WHO Dunnit? unfolds a masterful storyline where players become sleuths in solving a series of imaginatively conceived crimes.
The setting is Tony’s Palace, a trendy casino where more than just gambling has been going on for a cast of characters that includes Tony and his bodyguard/bouncer Bruno. There’s also Trixie, one of the casino’s most popular dealers; as well as Victoria, the mysterious and beguiling European and her faithful manservant, Butler. Treachery is definitely afoot, whether it involves the action around the roulette table, the slot machines or is hidden on one of the many floors in the opulent casino, a murder is playing itself out and Nick Spade needs help to solve the crime and capture the perpetrator in what can culminate in a daring rooftop chase!
WHO Dumit ? offers twenty different scenarios that begin the action and set up the plot line. From this starting point, the objectives are simply to gather as many clues as possible and interrogate each suspect to determine their motives or their alibis. Integral to the original storyline concept is a balanced playfield layout design that brings Tony’s Palace to life, complete with a center target bank and scoop that controls the casino’s Elevator and whether the player exits on one of the eleven floors or goes up or down depending on where the ball travels. Each floor offers its own rewards such as Multi-Ball play in the Basement; a chance to play Roulette and wager millions of points when exiting on the Main Floor; the fast-paced 7th Floor Elevator Madness; or the frenzied high scoring Penthouse House Party taking place just below the Roof.
The game abounds in numerous other challenges and scoring features to captivate pinball players of all skill levels.
WHO Dumit? combines the wonders of the DCS Sound System with a well-crafted script of speech, outstanding sound effects and an exceptional score of classic and original music. Highly styhzed backglass and cabinet graphics complete the package.
Further information may be obtained through factory distributors or by contacting Roger Sharpe at 312-961-1000.
Bally’s WHO Dunnit?
Jon Brady Is AAMA’s ‘Man Of The Year’
CHICAGO — Jon Brady of Brady Distributing, one of the coin-op industry’s most respected figures, has been chosen AAMA’s “Man Of The Year.”
He will be honored at the association’s Annual Appreciation Dinner, to be held during ACME ’96, on Friday, March 8 at the Omni Rosen Hotel in Orlando, Florida.
Proceeds from the dinner will be donated to a scholarship fund at Brady’s alma Mater, the University of North Carolina.
For ticket information contact the American Amusement Machine Chari- table Foundation at 708-290-9171.
Williams Expands Canadian Distrib Network
CHICAGO — ^Williams Electronics Games, Inc., manufacturer of the Wil- liams, Bally and Midway line of video and pinball games, announced an agreement with Canadian Coin to distribute the Midway line of video games in Canada. The agreement is part of a new Canadian distribution strategy for Williams.
“We recognized changing conditions in the Canadian marketplace and Canadian Coin is a distributor with the ability to meet our needs, ’ ’ commented Rachel Davies, director of sales for Williams. “We are very excited to be able to add them to our team of successful Canadian distributors. ”
Starburst Coin Machines and Laniel Automatic Machines also carry the Midway line of video games in Canada. As part of this new strategic move, Wilhams has also expanded its relationship with Laniel for distribution of pinball games. Laniel will now exclusively carry the Williams and Bally line of pinball games for all of Canada.
NEWS
(Continued from page 15)
which aired nationally on ABC-TV last week, provided few surprises and less excitement as the usual suspects walked off with trophies for their work in 1995.
That is until the Brooks bombshell .
CB photo by Rico Lozier
Even though they were beat out for Artist of the Year honors by the ubiquitous Garth Brooks, Atlantic recording act Hootie & The Blowfish won a trophy for favorite new pop/rock artist.
Brooks called his receiving the award “unfair” and noted that there were acts more deserving and popular last year, including Hootie & The Blowfish, who competed with Brooks in the Artist of the Year category along with TLC, Green Day and Boyz II Men. Singling out Hootie & The Blowfish, Brooks noted that in his conversations with retailers last year, they said the Atlantic Records album Cracked Rear View bolstered sales last year.
Brooks was joined by veteran rockers The Eagles as three-time wimiers during the awards show. In addition to Hootie, other first time winners were country singer Shania Twain, young R&B diva Brandy and rapper Coolio.
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